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"While I have voted in favour of resolution No on defining a new development cooperation with Latin America, it is of great importance that we realise there are substantial issues that continue to persist. I do commend the rapporteur on the report; however, I do feel that there were some problems that went unaddressed or were perhaps not given enough attention where this was needed.
When discussing the further development of Latin America, we must take into consideration the long history of oppression and society’s reluctance to have faith in governance. One such example is when numerous governments attempted and succeeded in privatising the use of natural streams and rivers used in rural areas for water. Now, every time a citizen goes for a bucket of water, this is taxed and represents a large part of their monthly salary. Many of the companies that own these waters are from the United States. Similarly, since the creation of NAFTA, there have been substantial acts of land grabbing and continued acts of labour exploitation.
I strongly feel that there is much work ahead of us to better improve our development cooperation with Latin America and we must stay diligent and consistent in our pursuits."@en1
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