Water Justice Demands at UN Conference

Water justice movements, including faith-based networks and civil society groups, are holding the United Nations accountable as the world prepares for only the third UN Water Conference in 50 years. 

At the High-Level Preparatory Meeting in Dakar, Senegal, on 25-27 January, the People’s Water Forum – which includes the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network – issued a statement challenging corporate influence in global water governance and reiterating nine demands from the Water Justice Manifesto signed by more than 500 organizations.

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