United Nations

Human Right to Water and the Question of Affordability

Submission Note on the Right to Water to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights sought input from stakeholders in conducting the detailed study on the scope and content of the relevant human rights obligations related to equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation under international human rights instruments. The purpose of the submission is three-fold:

Sustainable Bioenergy: A Framework for Decision Makers

FAO looks at challenges presented by biofuels, including access, food security, and rural development.

Eye on America: Social Watch 1997-2004

IATP has compiled our contributions to SocialWatch between the years 1997-2004.

CSO Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals

The CSO Division of UNDP is pleased to present CSO Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals, a compilation of viewpoints from three members of the UNDP CSO Advisory Committee [Martin Khor/Third World Network Malaysia), Sunita Narain/ Center for Science and environment (India) and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz/ Tebtebba Foundation (Philippines) ], and from Carol Barton of the Women's Inter

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO translated into Nepali

This has been translated into Nepali from the original English.

The Treaty Database

The Treaty Database is comprehensive overview of the U.S. history of joining or ignoring multilateral treaties. It also contains a summary of US government treaty actions broken down by presidential administration dating back to 1893. Besides the Treaty Database there are additional links to the Treaty Database Factsheet, press release and research data for the report.

Russia Bans Meat From Brazil In Foot-And-Mouth Scare

The Russian authorities have banned meat imports from Brazil after reported cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the South American nation, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting Sergei Dankvert, head of the Rosvetnadzor veterinary agency.

UNCTAD XI Concludes With Adoption Of Sao Paulo Consensus' Part 2

It would now be the international community's collective task to ensure that the Consensus was fully and expeditiously implemented, he concluded. The Group of 77 and China would cooperate fully with all its partners to ensure that its goals were achieved.

UNCTAD XI Concludes With Adoption Of Sao Paulo Consensus' Part 1 of 2

SaO PAULO - Inspired by its founding vision - to help developing countries participate equitably in the world economy - the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) today closed its eleventh session, adopting the "The Spirit of Sao Paulo Declaration, which reaffirmed its commitment to the eradication of poverty and hunger, and to the achievement of fair and equitable multilat