Question of Guaranteeing the Basic Right of Humans to Access Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation

Here the delegates can discuss their position on the Question of Guaranteeing the Basic Right of Humans to Access Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. I will also be posting any useful information or articles that I can find.

Pakistani Delegation,

The Indian Delegation will also be looking for a successful resolution to assist and control the aid of environmental resources. The lack of usuable drinking water is low as it is, and the situtuation will only get worse. It is predicted that by 2050 India will overtake the largest population currently held by China and contain of 1.6 billion citizens.

The dwindling water supplies will not be able to supoprt the mass number of citizens and people will die off very rapidly due to dehydration. This is a major issue in India and the Human Rights Delegation will take this topic of very seriously.

India's Human Rights Delegate,
Tyler Simpson

The Delegation of Pakistan thanks India's allegiance in this resolution and hopes that it will encourage those countries with similar issues to target them as well. Like the other Pakistani delegate has said, the issue we face concerning water sanitation is extremely grave; these water shortages can become security threats.

Pakistan is a country that depends on agriculture and we allocate more than 90% of our water resources to irrigation and agricultural purposes leaving only 10% for individual usage… this is what we are going to target. Our resolution needs the establishment of water laws to define water rights, solutions for inefficient irrigation, and policies on large dams and improving drainage practices… we welcome any ideas or suggestions by any interested nation

Pakistan and Indian delegation,

The congolese delegation agrees that measures should be taken now.In Congo, only 22 percent of the population have access to drinking water. The lack of it poses a significant threat to public health.The absence of sanitation, is also a major problem that affects most undeveloped contries. The delegate hopes that during the conference such issues will be solved

Delegates of India, Congo and Pakistan,
Water is essential for human life and health, as well as for economic activity and the preservation of the ecosystem. The UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) include improved access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation as a target. This reflects that water is an extremely important element in achieving other MDGs such as eradication of poverty and hunger, health, education, gender equality, and environmental sustainability.
While the proportion of the population using safe sources of drinking water in the developing world rose from 71% in 1990 to 79% in 2002, 1.1 billion people are still using water from unimproved sources. Particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, progress is slow, and high population growth is making the situation even more difficult.
On the other hand, while sanitation coverage in the developing world rose from 34% in 1990 to 49% in 2002, 2.6 billion people still lack toilets and other forms of improved sanitation.
Water-related disasters disproportionately affect developing countries and are increasing. Furthermore, it is predicted that the water shortage will aggravate structurally around the world due to such factors as population growth, economic development, urbanization, and climate change. As a result, there is a possibility that tensions may increase over water resources and water environment among nations and people who share water resources in rivers and aquifers.
Japan is willing to take all feasible measures to decrease the number of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation and emphasizes that all Nations should come together to decrease or halt these number.