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Fukushima water dumping plans analyzed

Published on: September 10, 2021
14:10

Tokyo, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday that the use of science is fundamental to dump the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

Access to water is a basic human right, says UN Chief

Published on: August 25, 2021
07:54

United Nations, Aug 25 (Prensa Latina) Access to water is a basic human right, but three of 10 people are unable to wash their hands with water and soap during the Covid-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres posted on Twitter, on the occasion of the World Water Week 2021.

Ecuador, Peru strike water deal at common border

Published on: August 22, 2021
10:54

Quito, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Residents in border areas of Ecuador and Peru have been benefited this Sunday with a bilateral agreement on the use of water resources, which was ratified by the National Assembly of Ecuador (Parliament).

UNICEF deplores vandalism of Libya’s water supply

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:16

United Nations, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday condemned vandalism of Libya's water supply systems and deplored vandalizing water systems which cut off children and their families from water, increasing the likelihood of water-borne diseases, UNICEF said in a statement.

Chile seeks to establish access to water as a right

Published on: July 28, 2021
11:31

Santiago, Chile, Jul 28 (Prensa Latina) In the middle of an unprecedented water crisis in Chile, citizens focus on the access to water as a right for all.

President Rouhani says Iran water riotiers have right to protest

Published on: July 23, 2021
07:13

Tehran, Jul 23 (Prensa Latina) Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that citizens have the right to protest after days of demonstrations against water shortages in Khuzestan province in which three people have been killed.

Syria denounces water cut by Turkey to one million citizens

Published on: July 15, 2021
10:22

Damascus, Jul 15 (Prensa Latina) The People's Assembly (Parliament) on Thursday denounced in front of counterpart entities in the world and international organizations that Turkey deprives almost a million people of drinking water in northeast Syria.

Billions of people to lack access to safe water and sanitation

Published on: July 2, 2021
07:11

United Nations, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) Latest estimates reveal that 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, UN agencies warned.

Syrian Foreign Ministry blamed Turkey for water war

Published on: June 28, 2021
08:47

Damascus, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday deplored what it called the water war the Turkish Government has unleashed in the country's northeast region by depriving hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of water.

Millions of children in peril of lacking safe water

Published on: May 25, 2021
08:30

United Nations, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones worldwide are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warned the UN Children´s agency, UNICEF, in a report released on Tuesday.

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