Today we worry in several moments when we don’t enjoy water at the exactly temperature we want or even when we have to reduce our consumption of water in times of drought. But, we are not aware of the privilege of having clean running water in our homes whenever we want.
Many people do not know that until less than two years, drinking water was not considered a universal right. This law was approved on July 29, 2010, specifically providing that "everyone has the right to drink clean, and sanitary and quality water" or it is something "essential to fully enjoy their right to life." No country voted against but many of them were abstained for the complicated application as international legal right. This debate started fifteen years ago in the UN.
With the upcoming celebration of World Water Day, March 22, we should be aware that many families, even entire towns can not enjoy something that we as well off to our day to day. Still, the progress of society and a growing awareness of outstanding developing countries has enabled the number of people without drinking water has decreased, thereby fulfilling one of the purposes positions in 2000 by the United Nations. This purpose was that at least nine out of ten people had potable water, being 6.1 billion people in total.
The main problem of lack of access is the diseases involved. Thus, for example more than three thousand helpless children die every day from diarrhea-related diseases. Also we have to add that not only is the access to clean water. For example it is important number of means of assuring the quality of that water. This is also attached to such a large percentage of people who really do not have access to medications or medical attention, as 2.5 billion people still suffer from this situation, predominantly in people living in sub-Saharan Africa, which aggravated digestive diseases.
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