Advocate for Africa

'Water for the World' bill in Congress would help Africa

On March 18, 2005,  Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), re-introduced the Water for the World Resolution into the U.S. House of Representatives.  This urgent resolution, which has the support of 23 Congressional co-sponsors and hundreds of organizations, calls upon the U.S. government to recognize water as a global public good and fundamental human right in its trade, development and international financial policies.

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