2009 World Water Forum
The 5th World Water Forum took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 16 to 22, 2009.
A variety of events throughout the week focused on just one overarching theme: “Bridging Divides for Water”. One main side event of the Forum is the World Water Youth Forum, with over 150 participants from 28 countries.
The ICRC is calling on governments taking part in the Fifth World Water Forum to make a serious commitment to protect water and sanitation systems in times of war and to maintain services in conflict-prone areas to prevent them from collapsing.
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