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Water is a Human Right: YP Panel Discussion

6/6/2016

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by Gemma Tate, UNA-SNY YP Social and Humanitarian Affairs Committee
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Water is a human right. So why were residents of Flint, Michigan, forced to drink dangerously contaminated water for so long? One word: greed.

In Flint, government officials believed that cutting costs was worth putting the people's health in danger. An unthinkable betrayal of public trust, the emergency has drawn widespread condemnation and sparked nationwide dialogue. In March, a group of women change-makers gathered at the United Nations Foundation to voice their opinions on the matter.


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