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UN-Water is an inter-agency entity of the United Nations, endorsed in 2003 for the follow-up process of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Its purpose is to support states in their water-related efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals.〔http://www.unwater.org/downloads/UNW-terms-of-reference.PDF〕 UN-Water strengthens coordination among UN agencies that work on all aspects of freshwater and sanitation. This includes surface and groundwater resources, the interface between freshwater and seawater and water-related disasters. UN-Water aims at improving the cooperation between relevant governing bodies and development organizations. It is responsible for the annual World Water Day as well as for the UN Water decade. == Activities == Programmes UN-Water has four specific programs,〔http://www.unwater.org/programmes.html〕 each with its own work plan, budget and an executing agency co-ordinating the implementation: : * World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap : * UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) implemented by the United Nations International Decade for Action, "Water for Life Decade" 2005-2015(UNW-IDfA)http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade : * UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) http://www.unwater.unu.edu : * WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme on Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) http://www.wssinfo.org Reports and publications〔http://www.unwater.org/documents.html〕 UN-Water has three primary, regularly produced reports on water resources: : * UN World Water Development Report http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr : * Joint Monitoring Programme on Water Supply and Sanitation http://www.wssinfo.org/en/welcome.html : * Global Assessment on Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/glaas/en/ Task forces UN-Water also maintains ''ad hoc'' Task Forces on issues such as Climate Change, Gender and Water, Transboundary Waters, Monitoring (including indicators and reporting), Country-level Coordination, and Sanitation.〔http://www.unwater.org/activities.html〕 World Day for Water UN-Water is responsible for the coordination and planning of the World Day for Water, which is observed every March 22. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UN-Water」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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