19 May 2011 - 10:33 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
istanBul, turkey
Civil society organizations are calling on leaders of the least-developed countries (LDCs) and their donors to make water and sanitation a development priority.
The Civil Society Forum, representing dozens of non-governmental groups, made the appeal at the end of the United Nations-sponsored LDC conference in Istanbul on May 9-13.