Bern, 25.09.2013 - Switzerland gives priority to water on the United Nations agenda Bern
On 25 September 2013,
Switzerland, together with other partners, organised a ministerial event
in the margin of the 68th session of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York to highlight the importance of water security. At
the event, Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter appealed to the
international community to make strong commitments in the fields of
water management and water quality as well as access to water and
sanitation for all in the context of the debate on the post-2015
objectives on sustainable development.
More information:
http://www.news.admin.ch/message/index.html?lang=fr&msg-id=50374
27 Sept 2013