New York, July 26 2010 — WEDO’s Rachel Harris will be facilitating a panel today on the MDGs and the Human Right to Water. A UN General Assembly Resolution titled “The Human Right to Water and Sanitation”, co-sponsored by at least 23 Member States of the United Nations and presented by the government of Bolivia, will be voted on Wednesday, July 28th.
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Briefing on the MDGs and the Human Right to Water
Monday, July 26, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Conference Room 6
North Lawn Building, United Nations, New York
Speakers:
Pablo Solon, Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations
Catherine Ferguson, Coordinator, UNANIMA International
Maude Barlow, Chair of the Board of Food & Water Watch, Chair of The Council of Canadians, Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly
Facilitated by:
Anil Naidoo, Blue Planet Project, and Rachel Harris, Women’s Environment and Development Organization
