the Role of Water and Sanitation in Achieving the SDGs

SAVE THE DATE
The Permanent Missions of Sweden and the Republic of Benin to the United Nations
have the honour to invite you to an evening reception co-organized with UN-Water, the Global
Poverty Project, WaterAid and SIWI with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank,
UNICEF, WSSCC, the UNF and UNSGAB
on the occasion of World Water Day 2015
on
The Role of Water and Sanitation in Achieving the SDGs
Tuesday, 24th March 2015
6:30 – 8:30 pm
South Delegates’ Dining Room
United Nations Headquarters, New York City
With a special short screening of the “OneWater” film and participation (tbc) by
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Yoka Brandt, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Leith Greenslade, Vice-Chair MDG Health Alliance, Office of the UN Special Envoy for Financing the
Health Millennium Development Goals
Dr. Fred Boltz, Managing Director of Ecosystems at the Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Joakim Harlin, Senior Water Resources Adviser at UNDP, coordinator of the 2015 World Water Day
on “Water and Sustainable Development”
Invitations with the detailed program will be sent out shortly. This event follows on technical
debriefings on water indicators and monitoring mechanisms held earlier in March.
For further information please contact Lis Mullin Bernhardt – [email protected]
RSVP: Sandra Rimstedt – [email protected]