Campaign for progressive support for public utilities

19 July 2007
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A letter to express a strong support for the proposed UN mechanism for enabling Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) to provide not-for-profit support to public operators, endoursed by 86 organisations 15 individuals from civil society groups, trade unions, and public water utilities around the world.

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See also: Response from Ms. Tibaijuka (Executive Director of UN-Habitat) to the Open Letter about the UN's Water Operator Partnerships (WOPs) initiative

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