alt Hacker NewsWhat national government _does_ guarantee safe drinking water to its citizens? You are attacking the legitimacy of the US government by holding it to a standard that no nation on Earth is held to.
The US has regulations and they are enforced, with some local problems. Just like every other nation on Earth.
You did a neat rhetorical trick there where you swapped out "recognizing a right" for "guarantee".
A right is not a guarantee of perfect outcomes.
Most countries do recognize the right, though implementation is obviously challenging. The US abstained, tellingly: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/687112?ln=en