In defense of water.Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi The World Water Council, a nongovernmental organization nongovernmental organization (NGO) Organization that is not part of any government. A key distinction is between not-for-profit groups and for-profit corporations; the vast majority of NGOs are not-for-profit. , brings together international agencies, government officials, scientists, and corporations to discuss water resource issues. The fourth World Water Forum, sponsored by the World Bank, Coca-Cola Coca-Cola soft drink found throughout the world. [Trademarks:Crowley Trade, 115] See : Ubiquity , and other transnational companies, was held in Mexico City March 16-22. Activists demonstrated at the event, advocating water as a human right and not as a commodity that should be privatized. For more information, go to www.stopcorporateabuse.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . |
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