MEDIA
Water resources ‘a reason for cooperation, not conflict,’ Ban tells Security Council
satprnews, November 24, 2016
Noting that three-quarters of UN Member States share rivers or lake basins with their neighbours, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the value of water resources as a reason for cooperation, not conflict.
The debate was also addressed by Danilo Turk, Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace; Christine Beerli, Vice-President of the International Committee of Red Cross; and Sundeep Waslekar, Strategic Foresight Group President.