Participants at World Water Day event at UNIC Moscow
On 20 March 2009, in observation of World Water Day 2009, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Moscow organized an educational outreach programme entitled "Shared Waters - Shared Opportunities" for students of several Moscow Universities. Approximately 50 students attended the event.
The UNIC Director made brief remarks on the significance of the Day and he discussed the latest UN World Water Development Report and the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, being held on 16-22 March 2009.
The keynote speaker was Professor Victor Danilov-Danilyan, Director of the Water Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences and an expert in water issues.