Hundreds of Organizations Challenge UN Water Talks to Put People Before Profit
Water Justice Movements and Civil Society Organizations and Networks around the world have come together on the eve of the UN 2023 Water Conference to launch a manifesto calling on UN Member States to put people and nature before profit. This historical appeal to world leaders to put people over profit and respect water as a common good will be delivered.
According to the UN and WHO, 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 3.6 billion, close to 46% of the world’s population, lack access to safely managed sanitation. Water ecosystems continue to be degraded by climate…
