UN Read – Global Water

-Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 has a report that around 783 millions people are still lack of access of drinking clean water such as public standpipes, boreholes and many others.
-We are 5 years ahead of the MDG drinking water target but the progress may be slow because it is not possible to globally measure water quality, dimensions of safety, reliability and sustainability.
-International Decade for Action (2005-2015) has been announced by the General Assembly on 22 March 2005. This day is celebrated annually.
-One of the most important step of The United Nation is the United Nations General Assembly of the human right to water and sanitation.
-General Assembly declared 2003 International Year of Freshwater to raise public awareness.

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