"Rio+20 is one month away […] We have the opportunity to forge agreements and bold action on many thematic issues […] We should endorse action on universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation. This is closely linked with the achievement of universal health goals and the reduction of poverty."
UN Secretary-General's address to the Informal Thematic Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly on "The Road to Rio+20 and Beyond" New York, 22 May 2012
>> Water in the Green Economy in Practice: Towards Rio+20. 3-5 October 2011. Zaragoza, Spain
>> UN-Water: The Road to Rio. Water for Development and Poverty Eradication. 16 November 2011. Bonn, Germany
>> Measuring Water Use in a Green Economy
UNEP. May 2012 
>> GLAAS 2012 Report. UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water
WHO, UN-Water. April 2012
>> Press release
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