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WEDO speaks at the UN Human Rights Council on Women and the Right to Water
On Monday, September 26th, WEDO delivered a statement at the 18th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, High Level Panel on “Women and the Right to Water”. WEDO Board Member, Katherine McDonald, sat on a panel alongside colleagues from ISIS International, MADRE, Swiss Red Cross and WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future). The panel began with a from statement of UN Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque, author of “Climate Change and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation“.
In her statement on behalf of WEDO, Ms. McDonald stated, “Extreme degradation of ecosystems, unmitigated climate change, …
In Our Library: 1998 Women Transform the Mainstream
Clean and accessible water is not only the foundation for successful communities and a healthy and peaceful planet; it is also a fundamental human right. And yet, today approximately one in eight people lack access to a safe water supply.[1] The use of polluted water means poor sanitation as well as food and drink contamination, all of which lead to disease. On September 18th, join WEDO in calling attention to the water crisis and celebrate World Water Monitoring Day, an international outreach program that “builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.”
In an effort to create dialogue around water quality, WEDO welcomes you to take a look back at our 1998 publication, “Women Transform the Mainstream: 18 Case Studies of Women Challenging Industry, Demanding Clean Water and Calling for Gender Equality in Sustainable Development.”
Life’s Precious Trio: Women, Water and Health
Click here to read an article by Elayne Clift on women, water and health on World Water Day 2011. Ms. Clift references WEDO as a partner in pushing the world to recognize “that when it comes to water, we are all equal. ‘We all need water to live. There are no exceptions.’”…
WEDO Recognizes World Water Day 2011
March 22, 2011, New York
Water is a vital natural resource and a human right
Extreme degradation of ecosystems, pollution, and over-consumption of water in rich countries and by the rich in poor countries, as well as the impact of extreme poverty, have all contributed to an environmental catastrophe in the world’s water supply. With millions of people – especially the poorest in our societies – excluded from access to safe drinking water, the water crisis is one of social inequality and a threat to human rights. Climate change only further exacerbates water challenges and inequalities between the rich and …
U.N. Declares Water Is A Human Right
New York, July 28 2010– Today, in a historic moment for humanity the UN affirmed the right to water and sanitation as a fundamental human right. The resolution passed with 124 states voting in favour and 42 abstaining.
