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March 22: World Water Day 2019 Theme, Details, Aim, Significance
March 22: World Water Day 2019 Theme, Details, Aim, Significance
World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22 March around the world to spread the message of preservation and rationale consumption of water.
World Water Day puts emphasis on the importance of freshwater and to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
World Water Day focuses attention on the importance of universal access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in developing countries.
World Water Day the theme this year 2019 is 'Leaving no one behind'.This is an adaptation of the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit.
World Water Day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. Later, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) accepted the recommendation of UNCED and instituted this day by adopting a resolution A/RES/47/193 in December 1992.
World Water Day first was celebrated on 22 March 1993. Since then, it is observed annually to draw attention to the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
