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NEPAL: 'Privatisation' Violates Right to Health - Activists |
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Water Issues
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Written by Marty Logan, ipsnews.net
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Friday, 09 February 2007 |
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KATHMANDU, Feb 9 (IPS) - Hiring a private firm to manage the drinking water system in Nepal's capital violates the right to health guarantee in the country's interim constitution, activists are set to argue before the Supreme Court. |
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First Asian Water for the People assembly to be held in November |
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Water Issues
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 20 March 2006 |
Global struggles against water privatization have advanced over the years. Protests have been launched in a number of towns, cities, municipalities – proof of the growing concern and commitment to stop corporate control over water resources. But these are continuously being threatened with aggressive attempts by water TNCs to further liberalize public utilities, water services included. If left unchecked and unopposed, these moves shall run contradictory to the Millennium Development Goals which state, among other things, that the world shall have 50% less people without sustainable access to safe drinking water.
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WPN joins huge anti-privatization rally in Mexico, condemns state terror against water activists |
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Water Issues
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 18 March 2006 |
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 Mexico City – Filipino water activists from the Water for the People Network (WPN) joined some 10,000 protestors from different countries to condemn the global corporate drive to control and privatize the world's water as the biennial World Water Forum (WWF) opened today in this city. Chanting "Agua si, Foro no!" (Water yes, Forum no!), the protestors denounced the WWF as another offensive of transnational corporations (TNCs) and international financial institutions (IFIs) to legitimize and intensify water privatization.
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Manila Water fails to impress WPN in dialogue |
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Water Issues
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Top officials of the Manila Water Company, led by its president Antonio Aquino, held a dialogue last 27 January with leaders of the Water for the People Network (WPN) but failed to impress the latter with their performance report. |
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Arroyo risks further isolation |
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Water Issues
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 09 January 2006 |
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President Gloria Arroyo, who has yet to overcome the worst political crisis of her regime, is risking further isolation from the people if she would allow the planned reprivatization of the Maynilad Water Services Inc. The Water for the People Network (WPN) issued the statement as residents from Maynilad areas trooped to the main office of the water firm where it is holding its annual stockholders’ meeting. |
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Water Out of the WTO campaign launched in Hong Kong |
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Water Issues
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 16 December 2005 |
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With representatives from every continent, the campaign “Water out of the WTO” was launched today in the Convention Centre at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Hong Kong. Watch video of protest actions in Hong Kong. |
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