Access Quote by Kofi Annan Download Open image “Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.” — Kofi Annan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Access Fundamentals Human needs Human Right Humans Needs Safe Water
We have been quick to assume rights to use water but slow to recognize obligations to preserve and protect it... In short, we need… — Sandra Postel Copy Share Image
This is our country, our water. We're entitled to a good life. It's a human rights issue. — Erin Brockovich Copy Share Image
Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I am inclined to believe that if there can be a meaningful human right to any material thing, surely it starts with access to… — Steven Solomon Copy Share Image
I suppose that, after the passion of love, water rights have caused more trouble than anything else to the human species. — Alice Steinbach Copy Share Image
The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right. — Lewis Gordon Copy Share Image
Safety and health of water is clearly a compelling government interest. — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
With the growth of the world population, the global climate change and the need for a greater healthy environment, access to water resources has… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished they had… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more people are creating than ever… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
It's the same with this idea of a literate public, and also of a democracy in which people have access to and really read… — Robert Hass Copy Share Image
My hope is that if people have the knowledge, and if they actually see where their food comes from and have access to the… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I don't think it's always a sign of respect for persons (inside or outside of fiction) to pretend to be able to represent, to… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Leslie Stein's comics give readers privileged access to a complete and wholly original world of gently skewed wonders. — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education — John Legend Copy Share Image
Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot of Fela… — King Krule Copy Share Image
There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a risk it… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
While it's wonderful that investors have access to all the data now available to them, it has become a full-time job to sift through… — Maria Bartiromo Copy Share Image
It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
Now that I'm more middle class, I have access to consumer goods. I do enjoy feminine frippery, feminine doo-da, stuff like that. — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
