A People’s Guide to Implementing the United Nations’ Recognitionof the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in the United States
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Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................................................2Violations of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation.....................................................................................................2Household Shut-offs Due to Inability to Pay ............................................................................................................3Contamination: Nitrates, Arsenic and Natural Gas Fracking............................................................................4Vulnerable Populations and Discrimination .............................................................................................................................6Native American Communities ........................................................................................................................................6Latinos and Immigrants .......................................................................................................................................................6Rural Areas ..................................................................................................................................................................................6Homeless People ......................................................................................................................................................................7U.S. Foreign Aid and U.S. Engagement in International Financial Institutions ........................................................7Conclusion: Implementing a National Plan of Actionon the Right to Water and Sanitation in the United States ..................................................................................................7Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................................................8Endnotes ......................................................................................................................................................................................................9
A People’s Guide to Implementing the United Nations’ Recognitionof the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in the United States
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Our Right to Water: A People’s Guide to Implementing the United Nations’ Recognition of the Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation in the United States
The United Nations General Assembly declared in July 2010 that access to clean water and sanitation is an essential human right, calling on countries and organizations to help provide access for the 884 million people currently without safe drinking water and the more than 2.6 billion people without basic sanitation.
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