"Strengthening natural resource governance and improving monitoring in conflict-affected states can help prevent resources from fuelling conflict", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in his message.
"Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are central to achieving the vision of a water secure world", says the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
The aim is to make progress towards concluding a regional instrument for the full implementation of Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on the Environment and Development.
