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7 Secretary General Kofi Annan, March 22, 2001
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10 Figure 5 data from
World Health Organization Access to Clean Drinking Water Background Guide
from YMUN XXIX. January 28-February 1, 2003
Figure 5: Timeline: Actions by the United Nations and International Organizations for Clean Drinking Water
Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human need and therefore, a basic human right. Contaminated water jeopardizes both the physical and social health of all people. It is an affront to human dignity. Yet even today, clean water is a luxury that remains out of the reach of many. Worldwide, more than a billion people have no access to improved water sources, while nearly two and a half billion live without basic sanitation. These people rank among the poorest in the world - as well as the least healthy. In fact, the absence of a safe water supply contributes to an estimated 80 per cent of disease and death in the developing world.
- Secretary General Kofi Annan, March 22, 2001
UN Conference at Mar del Plata 1977 -International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade inaugurated. Principles outlined at this conference have guided subsequent actions.
World Summit for Children - September 1990- Heads of State called for universal access to water supply and sanitation and eradication of guinea worm disease by 1995
New Delhi Statement - 1990- formalized the need to provide sufficient, sustainable and safe water for all and for sanitation for all.
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) - March 2000- developed targets for water supply and sanitation coverage as preparation for Second World Water Forum at The Hague. These targets outlined in
VISION 21: A shared vision for hygiene, sanitation and water supply and a framework for action.
United Nations Johannesburg Earth Summit August/September 2002.
Nations committed themselves to cutting the world population without access to clean water by 2015.
The World Water Assessment Program 2003 started.