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U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human Right
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58 member states voted for a historic document covering political, economic, social and cultural rights. On Wednesday, nearly 62 years later, a widely-expanded 192- member General Assembly adopted another memorable resolution: this time recognising water and sanitation as a basic human right.
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Let Information Flow, State Tells Malaysia's Federal Government
Baradan Kuppusamy - Asia Media Forum
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 28 (IPS) - The freedom of information bill pending in opposition-ruled Selangor state may be just at the state level, but it throws a direct challenge to the federal government of Malaysia and its strict controls on the media. The bill's tabling by the state government led by the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance) coalition, done on Jul. 15, is unprecedented in this South-east Asian country, where much of mainstream media are under government control and where independent media are often suppressed or harassed.
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Poll Finds Dwindling Support for Iranian Government
Omid Memarian
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jul 28 (IPS) - A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year, while just 22 percent believe it has increased. Opinions of Ahmadinejad in the capital Tehran declined, despite the fact that the president's cabinet enjoys a monopoly over state television and radio stations.
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Adios, Doe Run
Milagros Salazar
LIMA, Jul 28 (IPS) - Peruvian President Alan GarcÃa confirmed Wednesday that the permit of the U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run to operate a major smelter complex was being cancelled because the firm missed the deadline for proving that it had the necessary financing to restart operations and complete an environmental cleanup.
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Global Governance and Sciences: Providing the UN-General Assembly with a Sciences Adviser
By Walther Lichem
Over the past four decades international decision-making processes have been marked by an increasing broadening of structures and processes related to the ever more complex Global Agenda of the international community with broader systems of interrelatedness and longer term implications of its multiple dimension.
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Familiar Pledges on Child and Maternal Health in Africa
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