Congressional Digest

International Debates Archives January 2011 No. 1 Vol. 9
Plurinational State of Bolivia

Water and Sanitation

The UN General Assembly Votes on a New Human Right

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Plurinational State of Bolivia

Ambassador Pablo Solón

Bolivia has been a member of the United Nations (UN) since November 14, 1945. Pablo Solón has served as the Bolivian Permanent Representative to the UN since March 2010. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Solón’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on July 28, 2010. Allow me to begin by recalling that human beings are basically made of water. Approximately two-thirds of our bodies are composed of water; 75 percent of our brains is water, and water is the main vehicle for the electrochemical transmissions within our bodies. Our blood circulates throughout our bodies like water flowing in a…

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