A/RES/67/204 Implementation of the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013 Agenda 21, 5 the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, 6 the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg Plan of Implementation), 7 the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals 8 and the commitments made therein and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, 9 Emphasizing that water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, and that it is indispensable for human health and well-being and central to achieving the Millennium Development Goals and other relevant internationally agreed goals in the economic, social and environmental fields, Acknowledging the importance of cooperation at all levels for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals on water and sanitation, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration 10 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, Noting the holding of the sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, France, from 12 to 17 March 2012, Noting also that the twentieth anniversary of the proclamation of World Water Day will take place during the International Year of Water Cooperation, Encourages activities related to the implementation of the International 1. Year of Water Cooperation, undertaken by Member States, the Secretariat and the organizations of the United Nations system, inter alia, through inter-agency work, as well as contributions from major groups, and emphasizes the importance of countrylevel implementation of the Year; Encourages all Member States, organizations of the United Nations 2. system and all other actors to take advantage of the Year and to continue to promote actions at all levels, including through international cooperation, as appropriate, aimed at the achievement of the internationally agreed water-related goals contained in Agenda 21,4 the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21,5 the United Nations Millennium Declaration10 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation7 and the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”;9 Welcomes the offer of the Government of Tajikistan to host, in August 3. 2013, in Dushanbe, a high-level international conference on water cooperation; Invites the President of the General Assembly to convene a high-level 4. interactive dialogue during the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly in New York on 22 March 2013, World Water Day, to mark the International Year of Water Cooperation and the twentieth anniversary of the proclamation of World Water Day; _______________ 5 Resolution S-19/2, annex. Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 1, annex. 7 Ibid., resolution 2, annex. 8 Resolution 65/1. 9 Resolution 66/288, annex. 10 Resolution 55/2. 6 2/3