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Symbol
Title
# Entities
Details
A/DEC/60/542
Report of the Secretary-General on Actions Taken in Organizing the Activities of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life", 2005-2015
A/HRC/RES/47/20
The Social Forum
A/RES/3513(XXX)
United Nations Water Conference
A/RES/58/218
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/58/226
Implementation of the Outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat Ii) and the Strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat)
A/RES/59/227
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/60/193
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/64/198
Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life", 2005-2015
A/RES/65/154
International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013
A/RES/67/204
Implementation of the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013
A/RES/75/273
Global Drowning Prevention
E/DEC/1991/305
International Conference on Water and the Environment
Report of the Secretary-General on Actions Taken in Organizing the Activities of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life", 2005-2015
A/DEC/60/542··2006
The Social Forum
A/HRC/RES/47/20··2021
United Nations Water Conference
A/RES/3513(XXX)··1976
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/58/218··2004
Implementation of the Outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat Ii) and the Strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Un-Habitat)
A/RES/58/226··2004
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/59/227··2005
Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
A/RES/60/193··2006
Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Life", 2005-2015
A/RES/64/198··2010
International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013
A/RES/65/154··2011
Implementation of the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013
A/RES/67/204··2013
Global Drowning Prevention
A/RES/75/273··2021
International Conference on Water and the Environment
E/DEC/1991/305··1991