United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ambassador Nicola Freedma
The United Kingdom has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. Nicola Freedman is a British delegate to the UN. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Freedman’s statement during UN General Assembly debate on July 28, 2010. The United Kingdom abstained in the voting on Resolution 64/292 today for reasons of both substance and procedure. On substance, the United Kingdom does not believe that there exists at present sufficient legal basis under international law to either declare or recognize water or sanitation as free-standing human rights. Neither a right to water nor a right to sanitation has…
