REFERENCE MATERIAL
Overview
 Video message by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "Water is essential for life" (available in English only) General Assembly Resolution on the Decade (A/RES/58/217): International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005-2015, 2004 - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish  General Assembly Report (A/60/158) on Actions taken in organizing the activities of the International Decade for Action, “Water of Life”, 2005-2015, 2005, United Nations, New York - http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/sg_report.pdf
 Video: "Water for Life" produced by Global Visions [English] [French] The 1st World Water Development Report (WWDR): ‘Water for People, Water for Life.’ (including complete report) The 2nd World Water Development Report (WWDR2): 'Water, a shared responsibility' (including executive summary, table of contents and case studies) Report of the Millennium Project Taskforce on Water and Sanitation: ‘Health, dignity and development: What will it take?’ Vital Water Graphics: An Overview of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters WHO Advocacy Guidelines - Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historical Documents Overview: Milestones 1972 - 2003. Stockholm to Kyoto Report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972. http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/default.asp?documentid=97&l=en 1977 United Nations Water Conference Documentation can be found in the book: United Nations Water Conference: The Global Consultation on Safe Water and Sanitation for the 1990s, New Delhi. New Delhi Statement, 1990. International Conference on Water and the Environment: Development issues for the 21st century. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development A/CONF.151/26 (Vol. I). The Rio Declaration. Rio de Janeiro, 1992 Agenda 21 Chapter 18 – Protection of the Quality and Supply of Freshwater Resources: The Report of the Commission on Sustainable Development, 1994 (E/CN.17/1994/20 Chapter I.D. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 1994. United Nations Economic and Social Council Resolution 1996/50: Integrated water resources development and management United Nations Convention on Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses, New York, 1997. Comprehensive Assessment of the World's Freshwater Resources (E/CN.17/1997/9) Report of the Commission for Sustainable Development, 6th Session, 1998 (E/CN.17/1998/2, E/CN.17/1998/20) United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sub-commission on Human Rights, Resolution 2000/8: The General Assembly 55th Session Millennium Declaration, 2000.  UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme, 2001: Water Security: A Preliminary Assessment of Policy Progress since Rio International Conference on Freshwater 2001, Bonn, Germany Economic and Social Council Report of the Secretary-General: Water: A key resource for sustainable development (E/CN.17/2001/PC/17), 2001, United Nations, New York  Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002.
 Decisions on Water and Sanitation in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights General Comment No.15: The Right to Water  Status of preparations for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003. (A/56/189), United Nations, New York. International Year of Freshwater 2003  Compendium of Actions, United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commission for Sustainable DevelopmentCommission for Sustainable Development, 5th Session, 7 - 25 April 1997, New York Commission for Sustainable Development, 6th session, 20 April - 1 May 1998, New York All documents available in the official UN languages: Report of the Commission for Sustainable Development, 6th Session, 1998 (E/CN.17/1998/2, E/CN.17/1998/20) Decision 6/1. Strategic approaches to freshwater management. Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Strategic Approaches to Freshwater Management Commission on Sustainable Development, 8th session, 24 April - 5 May 2000, New York All documents available in the official UN languages: Progress made in providing safe water supply and sanitation for all during the 1990s (E/CN.17/2000/13), United Nations, New York. Commission for Sustainable Development. 12th session, 14 - 30 April 2004, New York : All documents available in the official UN languages: Report of the Twelfth Session (E/CN.17/2004/21 E/2004/29) Water: Report of the Secretary-General - Freshwater Management: Progress in meeting the goals, targets Sanitation: Progress in meeting the goals, targets and commitments of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD), 13th session, 11 - 12 April 2005, New York: All documents available in the official UN languages:  User friendly Matrix of the Chair’s Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting (IPM) Summary Report on the thirteenth session (E/CN.17/2005/12) Freshwater management: policy options and possible actions to expedite implementation: Report of the Sanitation: policy options and possible actions to expedite implementation: Report of the Secretary-General (E/CN.17/2005/3) CSD WAND – Water Action Network Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other relevant websitesDocuments web portal of Division for Sustainable Development, DESA: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/docs.htm Freshwater - Sustainable Development Issues: The UN Commission on Sustainable Development Reports: UN documents web portal Documents web portal of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Case StudiesCSD WAND – Water Action Network Database Case studies of the 1st edition of the World Water Development Report http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/case_studies/index.shtml Case studies in the 2nd edition of the World Water Development Report http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/case_studies/index.shtml Case studies on Gender and IWRM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Right to Water The Right to Water - a backgrounder The Right to Water - a publication by the World Health Organization  Water as a human right FAO Factsheet: Water and People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assessment Report on Progress towards the Millennium Development Goals 1990-2005 – Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability, April 2005, United Nations, New York MDG mid-term assessment report 2004 on Water and Sanitation Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report (WHO and UNICEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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