How to move forward and work better together to protect humanity’s most precious resource?
Foreword to the UN-Water Annual Report 2023 by Mr. Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Chair of UN-Water: "In a tumultuous year, the pivotal moment for the UN-Water family was the UN 2023 Water Conference in March – the first of its kind in a generation. Shortly after, and in response to the high expectations set by Member States, UN-Water released the milestone Blueprint for Acceleration: SDG 6 Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2023 in July. This report contains key policy recommendations on how to move forward and work better together to protect humanity’s most precious commodity. The ‘blueprint’ identifies two crucial needs: for Member States to develop a UN political process for water and for the UN syste m to better unify its water-related efforts to support Member States. On the first, in September 2023, Member States at the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution that, among other things, established two UN...