International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”, 2005–2015, and further efforts to achieve the sustainable development of water resources A/RES/69/215 Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, the United Nations Millennium Declaration,11 the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, Noting further the holding of the sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, France, from 12 to 17 March 2012, and noting that the seventh World Water Forum will be held in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea, from 12 to 17 April 2015, Noting that the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held in Sendai, Japan, from 14 to 18 March 2015, where the issue of integrated water resources management will be discussed, among other issues, Noting also the World Water Development Reports, a joint project of United Nations agencies and entities, 1. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General;12 2. Welcomes the activities related to water undertaken by Member States, the United Nations Secretariat and organizations of the United Nations system, inter alia, 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. Encourages Member States, the Secretariat, organizations of the United Nations system through their coordination mechanisms, including UN-Water, and major groups to accelerate their efforts to achieve the internationally agreed waterrelated goals contained in Agenda 21,5 the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21,6 the United Nations Millennium Declaration,11 the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation8 and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”;10 4. Invites the President of the General Assembly to convene during the week following World Water Day on 22 March 2015 a one-day high-level interactive dialogue of the sixty-ninth session of the Assembly in New York on a comprehensive review of the progress achieved in the implementation of the Decade, including the best practices and lessons learned relevant to the achievement of sustainable development; 5. Welcomes the offer of the Government of Tajikistan to host and fund, in June 2015, a high-level international conference on the implementation of the Decade, as a contribution to the comprehensive review of the Decade; 6. Stresses the importance of the full involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and local communities, in the implementation of the Decade at all levels and, as appropriate, in its comprehensive review; 7. Invites the Secretary-General, in cooperation with UN-Water, the specialized agencies, the regional commissions and other organizations of the United Nations system, to engage, as appropriate, in the comprehensive review of _______________ 11 12 Resolution 55/2. A/65/297 and A/69/326. 3/4