聯合國大會今天通過決議，承認享有清潔飲水和衛生設施是一項人權，但超過40個國家棄權，指稱在國際法上尚不存在這類權利。5.39.217.76& i* Q1 Q; y1 s& M
倡議這項決議的國家表示，全世界約有8億8400萬人無法享用安全飲水，以及超過26億人不能享受基本衛生設施，且每年約有150萬5歲以下幼童，因飲水和衛生相關疾病喪命。; b! ^% r2 L. x' P
Clean water increasingly becomes a precious resource and this UN bill, I believe, targets at the privatization of water which is a multibillion dollars industry. The bill stressing on the 'right to' instead of 'the access to' practically affirms the right to clean water even if people cannot pay for the fees required of the service. Bolivia, which has moved this bill, had a bad experience with water privatization, culminating in Cochabamba protest in 2000 and expelling the Bechtel Corporation(company running the privatization). This issue is complicated and each case is different. There are pros and cons in privatization and yet the basic human necessities must have the top priority.
