Our Vision
We recognize the immense sense of urgency to help save finite freshwater resources in communities we live in, and
share a passion to help people without sustainable access to safe drinking
water.
- At any give moment, about half of the world’s poor are suffering from
water-related diseases, of which over 6,000 – mainly children – die each day by
consuming unsafe drinking water.
- Today, over one billion people are still
without access to the basic human right – they are without access to safe
drinking water.
Our Goal
Our primary goal is to create awareness on commitments made on water and water-related
issues by the United Nations.
- Relevant commitments include the Millennium Development
targets to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to safe
drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015.
- The goal for all countries to stop the unsustainable
exploitation of water resources and to develop integrated water resource
management and water efficiency plans.
Achieving the goals will require sustained commitment, cooperation and
investment.
Our volunteers, partner organizations, the private sector, therefore,
have vast potential to transform the lives of millions, especially in crucial
areas such as poverty eradication, environmental upgradation, quality of life,
child development and gender equality.
Recognizing the importance of safe drinking water interventions, we
have developed an awareness fundraisers as a practical
response to the urgency to confirm our
commitment to help people in need for safe drinking water.
We encourage our partners to donate a portion of
their fundraiser proceeds or profits direct to the safe drinking water relief efforts around the world.
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The following members of United Nations share the same vision:
- FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
- IFAD - International Fund of Agricultural Development
- UNCBD - United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
- UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- UNDESA - United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs (UN-Water Secretariat)
- UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- UNECA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- UNECLAC - United Nations Economic Comm. for Latin America and
the Caribbean
- UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
- UNESCAP - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific
- UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
- UNESCWA - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia
- UN-Habitat - United Nations Human Settlements Programme
- UNHCR - United Nations High Commission for Refugees
- UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
- UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- UNISDR - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- UNU - United Nations University
- WHO - World Health Organization (UN-Water Chair)
- WMO - World Meteorological Organization
- World Bank
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