At the request of UN-Water, the UNESCO IHP Secretariat, as the host of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater, has the pleasure to share with you a letter signed by the Chair of UN-Water and ILO Director-General, Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, presenting the “UN-Water Joint Message and Call for Action on Groundwater”. UN-Water hopes that this Call will encourage all stakeholders, and Member States in particular, to express voluntary commitments related to groundwater in view of the UN 2023 Water Conference that will take place in New York from 22 to 24 March, next year. The commitments to accelerate progress toward achieving the SDG 6 will be compiled in the “Water Action Agenda” that will be the main outcome of the UN 2023 Water Conference.
The “UN-Water Joint Message and Call for Action on Groundwater” will be presented during the Closing Session of the UN-Water Summit on Groundwater, the 8 December 2022.
More information :
- UN-Water website: https://www.unwater.org/about-un-water
- UN 2023 Water Conference website: https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/action-networks/water