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Defending the human right to water
"What could be more fundamental to human life than access to water? If that is not a human right, nothing is."
— UUSC President William Schulz
at the Tom Lantos Commission hearing
Read the testimony
Water is essential for life. Yet, nearly 1 billion people lack access to safe water and 2.5 billion do not have adequate sanitation — more people have access to a cell phone than a toilet. The statistics are staggering. Even more surprising is how simple and cost-effective the solutions are.
According to a 2006 United Nations Development Program report entitled "Beyond Scarcity: Power, Poverty and the Global Water Crisis," every $1 spent in the clean-water and sanitation sector creates on average another $8 in costs averted and productivity gained.
UUSC's goal is to ensure sustainable access to safe, sufficient, affordable water to every person by enshrining the human right to water into law — internationally, nationally, statewide, and locally.
We need your help to make this a reality — find out what you can do to get involved! This is an exciting time for the human right to water; please check back regularly to learn more.
Featured stories
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After more than four years of passionate advocacy to demand such a basic service as safe, affordable water, California's legislators took the floor and began to speak in favor of A.B. 685. Our work had made a difference.
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An interview with Maria Herrera of the Community Water Center conducted by Jessica L. Atcheson, UUSC's writer and editor.
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