UN-Water

UN-Water is a mechanism within the United Nations, was established in 2003 after the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. Its purpose is to support countries in achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the water sector by 2015.

His focus lays UN-Water to all fresh and salt water -related areas of water supply, as well as the waste water to the cleansing. It also aims to improve cooperation between government activities and development organizations. UN-Water will host the annual World Water Day and is responsible for the began in 2005, the UN Decade for water.

The 24 members of UN-Water to facilities, programs and financial instruments of the United Nations that are involved to some extent in water activities. These include the World Health Organization (WHO ), the Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ), the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP ) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).