World Water Day 2006

2006-03-22

"In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March as World Water Day in worldwide celebration of this vital resource. The selected theme of World Water Day 2006 is Water and Culture. This theme is of particular significance for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which will lead the activities surrounding this year's celebration."
MR. KOÏCHIRO MATSUURA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO

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MESSAGE FROM MR. KOÏCHIRO MATSUURA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF UNESCO, ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD WATER DAY 2006 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwd2006/dg_speech.shtml
22 March - World Day for Water 2006: Water and Culture
http://www.unesco.org/water/water_celebrations
WWD 2006
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwd2006/index.shtml
World Water Day http://www.worldwaterday.org

Please also see:

Ecuador: UN agency to feed 5,000 families who fled floods
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17896&Cr=ecuador&Cr1=
Water both a lifesaver and weapon in Middle East conflict
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060320/sc_afp/environmentwaterforum_060320225148
U.S.: THE MARDI GRAS INDEX; The State of New Orleans, Six Months After Katrina
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=2207&blz=1
Global International Waters Assessment Report Launched
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2206&blz=1
IUCN Promotes Risk Management at the 4th World Water Forum
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2205&blz=1
Hopi Indian Runners to World Water Forum
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=2204&blz=1
WORLD WATER FORUM NEEDS TO FIND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLD’S WATER CRISIS
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2197&blz=1
Israel: Water Means Life; The Coalition of Organizations for the Right to Water
http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout4.php&id=2196&blz=1