The Plurinational State of Bolivia completed consolidation on Tuesday a twelve-point proposal being worked on jointly and presented to the United Nations Water Conferencewhich will take place on March 22nd, 23rd and 24th in New York, USA.
“Bolivia was an example of the struggle and a key player, not a spectator. Our duty is to continue the fight and the best fight that can be fought is to always reach every Bolivian Guaranteeing water in every community, be it rural or urban”, highlighted Minister Juan Santos Cruz.
“This time is a dark time for humanity. Many world leaders think more about war and guns than about life and health. In this dark time, our people, the wisdom of our grandmothers and grandfathers, must strengthen us to carry and uphold these messages at the World Water Conference,” International Relations Minister Rogelio Mayta said in time for the reading of the twelve points of the country proposal.
The proposal that Bolivia will bring to this multilateral meeting is summarized in the following points:
Confirm the right to clean drinking water and sanitation as a basic human rightfor the full enjoyment of life and all human rights as set out in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 064/292 of 2010.Acknowledge that at the next Earth Assembly in 2024 water is the center of lifealso to establish rivers, lakes, basins and mother earth as legal subjects, to listen to their vulnerability and the current threat to their existence in all parts of the world.Creation of a permanent intergovernmental mechanism on water in the United Nations that promotes water management, management and conservation, poverty eradication and holistic development within the framework of compliance with internationally agreed goals related to water and the political, social and political Commitments strengthens the environment.Appoint a United Nations Special Envoy for Water to activate this mechanism.recognition of the authority of Community management of water and basic sanitation by local communities and indigenous peoples.Introduce debt relief for developing countries whose financial resources have been dedicated to water production and access, water adaptation and climate resilience.Call on developed countries, international and multilateral organizations to provide greater financial resources through international assistance to manage, sustain and mitigate the impact of the water crisis.Determine the need All countries adopt or update national lawsto ensure the protection and conservation of water sources, equitable access for all uses and living beings, and to promote the participation of women, youth, indigenous and Afro-descended peoples and vulnerable groups.recognize what is important Interrelationship that exists between water, food sovereignty, energy productionand the maintenance of life systems under an integrating and harmonious development plan.To make water visible as an element of peace, of the integration of peoples, through which States work together to ensure the protection of water sources and their rational and equitable use.Support financially the human right to the seawhich not only provides for the use of and access to marine resources, but also means the right of all peoples, with or without coasts, to decide on measures that restore the balance between land and sea.change that anthropocentric vision and work towards a more harmonious model with Mother Earth in which water is essential to all living beings and all life systems.The proposal is based on the input of hundreds of representatives who participated in the regional Water for Life dialogues in the Altiplano, Valleys and Lowlands and called on social organizations, indigenous organizations, academic institutions, water and sanitation cooperatives, academics , and researchers of water resources, representatives of the legislative and executive bodies of national, departmental, local and indigenous governments, among others.
