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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Is Rio+20 Listening to Women?
The United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development is the world’s largest gathering of civil society organizations, corporations and governments focused on global sustainability. Twenty years ago, the original Rio conference implemented the Millennium Development Goals, which included one target … Continue reading
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The CEO Water Mandate: A Step Towards Addressing Our World’s Water Challenges
(Post by Kit Dobyns, a rising senior at Cornell University. He is reporting from Rio+20 as a member of the SustainUS Delegation.) Eight hundred million people do not have access to clean water. Considering global trends, public and private sector … Continue reading
Water as a Right: More Spending Needed, Rio+20
(Post by Abby Waldorf) In 2010, the United Nations declared water and sanitation a human right. The UN Human Rights Council subsequently passed a resolution in 2011 recognizing the human right to water and sanitation and reaffirming that “States have … Continue reading
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Tagged Rio+20, water, water as a right, WaterAid, woman, world water forum
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