Day 2
Is the UN General Assembly resolution enough? As the UN General Assembly put the resolution of right to water and sanitation into effect, it showed promising results in many nations. Examples of such nations include, Uruguay, Mexico, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, France, etc. Nations such as these have implemented the resolution in their countries and have enforced the right to water and sanitation to the population of its country. Although many countries are well on their way in executing the resolution of right to water and sanitation, there are still others who have recognized the resolution but have yet to implement it or have yet to enforce the right completely. For example, Chile supported the UN General Assembly resolution but ignores the commitments of the resolution and still refuses to distribute the water to the public in a non-profit manner; Chile continues to prioritize its water towards mining companies rather than the local farmers or population. Another examples of countries violating the human right to water and sanitation include South Africa and Spain refusing to distribute water to those unable to pay, and, India and Europe privatizing its water supply. Amongst the countries that have not upheld the resolution of right to water and sanitation include the very own United States of America. The parts of the U.S population that contain extreme poverty, and lack of financial wealth lack access to clean drinking water and operational sanitation services. This great inequality between the populations of the United State hinders the country from completely implementing the resolution creating an obstacle for the underprivileged populations from receiving the right water and sanitation. With these countries deviating from the resolution, it is difficult to trust the UN General Assemble in ensuring that every country obeys the right to water and sanitation. The people of such countries should not put all their faith in the UN