Gilbert F. Houngbo is Chair of UN-Water.

Take Time to Reflect on Water

The population of the southern regions of Madagascar has historically suffered multiple deprivations, a situation that has become a humanitarian crisis due to the impact of El Nino. UNICEF/Lalaina Raoelison
UN 2023 Water Conference poster: "Be the change you want to see in the world".
Marie, 7, draws water from a standpipe built with the support of UNICEF in the Buhene district of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. UNICEF/Gwenn Dubourthoumieu
Gilbert F. Houngbo

We need two things to happen at once: the United Nations must take the global lead on water as a critical issue, and water must be mainstreamed across all other intergovernmental processes related to sustainable development.

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