 | UN Recognizes Access to Clean Water as a Human Right |
NEW YORK New York, July 29, 2010 (ENS) - Access to clean, safe drinking water is now an official basic human right everywhere in the world, like the rights to life, health, food and adequate housing. The water rights resolution was approved late Wednesday by the United Nations General Assembly, not unanimously, but without opposition. Introduced by Bolivia, the resolution received 122 votes in favor and zero votes against, while 41 countries abstained. >>more
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Galapagos Taken Off Heritage Danger List While Still at Risk |
BRASILIA, Brazil, July 29, 2010 (ENS) - The United Nations' World Heritage Committee has decided to remove Ecuador's Galapagos Islands from its list of globally important sites in danger, despite an expert recommendation to the contrary. Known as a unique "showcase of evolution," the Galapagos were inscribed on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger in 2007 because of threats posed by invasive species, runaway tourism and overfishing. >>more
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UN Evaluates World Heritage Proposals from Hawaii to Tajikistan |
BRASILIA, Brazil, July 28, 2010 (ENS) - Eight natural areas of outstanding global heritage value are being considered for inscription on the United Nations' World Heritage List by a 21-nation panel now meeting in Brasilia. In addition, two areas of mixed natural and cultural value are under consideration, including one of the largest marine protected areas on Earth - Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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NGOs Apologize for Offending Saudi Arabia at Climate Meeting |
BONN, Germany, July 28, 2010 (ENS) - The global environment organization WWF today apologized "unreservedly" for the actions of an employee who took offensive photographs of the official nameplate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and distributed them at an international climate change meeting. WWF has fired the man, who admitted sole responsibility for the incident. Oxfam has also apologized for the actions of one of its employees, who has been suspended. >>more
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Deadly Rainstorms Swell Chinese Rivers, Force Evacuations |
BEIJING, China, July 27, 2010 (ENS) - At least 333 people have been killed in rainstorms and floods across China since July 14 while 300 others are still missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Tuesday, and more monsoon rainstorms are on the way. Between now and Thursday, a new round of downpours is expected to hit parts of southern China, with a maximum rainfall of 150 mm (six inches), the China Meteorological Administration forecast. >>more
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BP's Tony Hayward Gets His Life Back |
LONDON, UK, July 27, 2010 (ENS) - BP today announced that, by mutual agreement with the BP board, Tony Hayward will step down as CEO on October 1. Hayward was in charge of the company on April 20 when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 men unleashed a three-month long spill into the Gulf of Mexico. He was widely reviled in the United States for saying he "wants his life back" and for attending a yacht race at the height of the spill. >>more
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