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UN Water Convention 2024
July 23 , 2024
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- Ivory Coast has joined the United Nations Water Convention, becoming the 10th African nation to do so.
- It is now the 53rd Party (country) to the 1992 UN Water Convention.
- This convention is also known as the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
- The Convention was initially established as a regional framework for the pan-European region.
- In 2016, it is opened to all UN Member States but India is not a Party to Convention.
- This Convention is a unique legally binding instrument promoting sustainable management of shared water resources, the implementation of the SDG, the prevention of conflicts, and the promotion of peace and regional integration.
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