
Statements by the Member States
- Afghanistan
- Argentina (Spanish)
- Canada [On behalf of Australia, New Zealand and Canada]
- Colombia
- Guatemala
- Ethopia
- Equatorial Guinea [On behalf of the African Group]
- Italy
- Iran
- Japan
- Korea
- Monaco (French)
- Nauru Panel I, Panel II and Panel III [ On behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)]
- Nepal [On behalf of the Least Development Countries]
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Philippine
- Saint Vincent
- Turkey
- USA
- Venezuela
- The Republic of Yemen [On behalf of the Group of G77 and China]
Permanent Observer
Panel Presentations
- Panel 1: "Water and Millennium Development Goals"
- H.E. Jan Eliasson, President of the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
- H.E. Ms. Buyelwa Patience Sonjica, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa
- H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, Foreign Secretary of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
- Richard A. Grainier, CEO Hestiun Environment.
- Panel II: "Water, climate change and disasters"
- H.E. Mr. Jorge Jurado M., Minister for Water of Ecuador
- H.E. Abdelkebir Zahoud, State Secretary for Water and Environment, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment of Morocco.
- Mr. Salvano Briceño, Director, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), Geneva.
- Barbara Frost, Executive Director of WaterAid, United Kingdom.
- Panel III: "Water and peace and security"
- Dr. Mahmoud ABU-ZEID, President of Arab Water Council and Former Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt
- H.E. Mr. Joao Gomes Cravinho, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal.
- Mr. Olcay Unver, Coordinator - UN-Water’s World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) (UNESCO)
- Mr. Jan Kubis, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and Coordinator of the Regional Commissions.
