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Right to Water

The human right to water is fundamental to leading a life in human dignity and for the accomplishment of other human rights: in particular the right to life, to an adequate standard of living, housing, food, and health. Access to water and sanitation is a sine qua non for the fulfillment of these rights. More 

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  • 15-11-2009
Planet Earth Lisbon Event
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  • 05-11-2009
Three UNESCO scientific prizes awarded during World Science Forum
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  • 04-11-2009
Claude Lévi-Strauss, multidisciplinary intellectual passed away
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  • 02-11-2009
Astrophysicist Hubert Reeves to give lecture on the decline of biodiversity
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  • 30-10-2009
Two astrophysicists win Kalinga Prize for Popularization of Science
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