We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation, and basic health care.
As I travel around the world, people think the only place where there is potential conflict [over] water is the Middle East, but they are completely wrong. We have the problem all over the world.
Fierce national competition over water resources has prompted fears that water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.
If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.
Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.
Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.
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