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2009

Holy Water: A message of peace and entrepreneurship
UN Multimedia
Place: Jordan
Duration: 4min05sec
For UNIDO-trained entrepreneur Mohammed shomali, "holy water" from the Jordan is more than a business idea – it is a symbol of peace. His "holy water" is bottled at Bethany-beyond-the Jordan, where theologians and archaeologists believe Jesus was baptized, and where the prophets of the Old and New Testament and the Koran once dwelled.

Kosovo: Water UNICEF, UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Kosovo
Duration: 2min29sec
In Central Kosovo, water sources dry up early in the summer. Consumption of impure water leads to many diseases in the rural areas. A project from UNICEF is educating local children on basic hygiene and the importance of clean water.

2008

Ancestral Waters: Philippine Indigenous Group Asserts Right to Sea and Lakes
UNTV 21st Century
Place: Philippines
Duration: 8min04sec
Many of the world's 370 million indigenous people face a difficult struggle to claim their ancestral territories. Their struggle is even harder when these places aren't found on land, but on water. Yet some tribes are now winning recognition of their right to ancestral waters thanks to a pioneering group in the Philippines: the Tagbanua people of Coron Island.

Lake Geneva's Water for Cooling System
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Switzerland
Duration: 3min14sec
Lake Geneva is the largest lake in Western Europe. A new renewable energy initiative is saving resources by utilizing the lake's water for cooling and heating the city's buildings. This environmentally-friendly system is also being implemented at the Palais des Nations, UN's Geneva Headquarters.

2003

Water: The Drop of Life
UNDESA
Duration: 10min39sec
The world is waking up to the water and sanitation crisis. Water is essential for life. No living being on planet Earth can survive without it. It is a prerequisite for human health and well-being as well as for the preservation of the environment. This video, produced by Swynk for the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015, provides basic facts and figures on the current situation and information on the main challenges water is confronted with.