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7 Nov 2019 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Global High Level Panel On Water And Peace Activities: Update

At October's Budapest Water Summit, the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace (GHLPWP) gathered two years after the publication of its milestone report "A Matter of Survival"formally launched in Geneva and presented in New York at the UN General Assembly in September 2017. The event was facilitated by the Geneva Water Hub acting as the Secretariat of the Panel...

21 Oct 2019 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Global High Level Panel On Water And Peace Activities Reviewed

At October's Budapest Water Summit, the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace (GHLPWP) gathered two years after the publication of its milestone report "A Matter of Survival" formally launched in Geneva and presented in New York at the UN General Assembly in September 2017. The event was facilitated by the Geneva Water Hub acting as the Secretariat of the Panel...

10 Jul 2019 MONTREAL, Canada

Sharing Youth Visions For Water And Peace

The International Secretariat for Water, in partnership with the Geneva Water Hub and the World Youth Parliament for Water, has released a call for submissions for the Youth for Water and Peace Platform.The Platform, which is a part of the Blue Peace movement, is asking young water leaders between the ages of 18 and 35, to share visions for Water and Peace and to pay tribute to the shared flowing waters that bring peace...

15 Oct 2013 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Budapest Water Summit Closes With Call for Universal Access

The four-day Budapest Water Summit closed last week with the signing of the Budapest Water Summit Statement, a list of 32 policy recommendations surrounding water issues and sustainability “to achieve universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation especially in the growing refugee camps as well as households, schools, health facilities and workplaces...

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10 Oct 2013 BUDAPEST, Hungary

Water Key to Sustainable Development: UN Secretary-General

Water plays a key role in sustainable development, particularly in areas of food security, climate change and sanitation, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said this week.“Water holds the key to sustainable development. We need it for health, food security and economic progress. Yet, each year brings new pressures,” he told participants at the Budapest Water Summit...

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4 Sep 2013 BUDAPEST

Hungary to Hold Water Conference in October

The Budapest Water Summit will be held in Budapest between 8 and 11 October 2013. The Summit, organised by the Hungarian Government in cooperation with the UN System and the World Water Council, will be one of the major events of the year relating to water and sanitation. The main objective of the Budapest Water Summit is to take stock of the various developments, within and outside the UN System, in preparing water-related goals for the post Rio+20 development agenda...

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