International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028 A/RES/71/222 Noting national, regional and global efforts and partnership initiatives to implement the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005 –2015, the numerous recommendations from global and regional water and water -related events and the water-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Noting also the establishment of the High-level Panel on Water by the Secretary-General and the President of the World Bank, and looking forward to its work, Noting further the United Nations World Water Development Report, a joint project of United Nations agencies and entities, in particular the edition entitled Water for a Sustainable World, the report of the annual international conference of UN-Water held in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2015, on the theme “Water and sustainable development: from vision to action”, UN-Water advice on means of implementation of the water-related Sustainable Development Goals and the work of the Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, Recognizing the important role of relevant initiatives and multi-stakeholder partnerships in building political support and encouraging investment in water and sanitation, Noting the outcomes and the Ministerial Declaration of the seventh World Water Forum, held in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea, from 12 to 17 April 2015, Noting also the outcomes of the high-level interactive dialogue at the sixtyninth session of the General Assembly, held on 30 March 2015, Noting further the Declaration of the High-level International Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015, held in Dushanbe on 9 and 10 June 2015, 6 and the call for action of the high-level symposium on the theme “Sustainable Development Goal 6 and targets: ensuring that no one is left behind in access to water and sanitation”, held in Dushanbe from 9 to 11 August 2016, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable development of water resources; 7 2. Welcomes the activities related to water undertaken by Member States, the Secretariat and organizations of the United Nations system, inter al ia, through inter-agency work, as well as contributions from major groups, for the observance of the International Year of Sanitation, 2008, the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013, and the International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005 – 2015; 3. Proclaims the period from 2018 to 2028 the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, to commence on World Water Day, 22 March 2018, and terminate on World Water Day, 22 March 2028; 4. Decides that the objectives of the Decade should be a greater focus on the sustainable development and integrated management of water resources for the _______________ 6 7 See A/C.2/70/5, annex. A/71/260. 3/5