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WIN! United Nations passes right to water resolution

At about 11:00 am EST this morning, the United Nations General Assembly voted to recognize the right to water and sanitation.
The resolution passed overwhelmingly. The unofficial vote count was 124 yes, 42 abstentions, 0 no.
Canada abstained.
Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow, Blue Planet Project organizer Anil Naidoo, and national water campaigner Meera Karunananthan were at the General Assembly session for the historic vote.
More on this to come shortly. For more information, further analysis, and the text of the resolution – plus photos from today – please go to www.canadians.org.

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3 Responses to “WIN! United Nations passes right to water resolution”

  1. mr.wilson says:
    July 29, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    i can’t think of a reason for Canada to abstain.
    what is the reasoning behind that position?

  2. Mariane Cancilla says:
    August 1, 2010 at 8:16 am

    Harper and his Conservative government or should I say corporate lobbying or Multinational corporations that appear in reality to be the government … see the video where Maude Barlow explains why

    http://www.canadians.org/campaignblog/

  3. mr.wilson says:
    August 3, 2010 at 11:07 am

    so once again , corporate interests interfering with
    human interest.

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