Common Dreams – by Jessica Corbett
Globally, those who are poor or marginalized because of their identities pay far more than the rich to acquire clean water.
That’s according to the new World Water Development Report (WWDR 2019), which is published annually by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s World Water Assessment Program (UNESCO-WWAP). This year’s report, entitled Leaving No One Behind, was unveiled Tuesday at an ongoing session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Continue reading “UNESCO Report Shows World’s Most Vulnerable and Poor Paying More Than Rich for Clean Water”