Humanity faced with widespread water shortages must "
change course
" and finally put water at the heart of its actions, pleaded on Friday March 24 the UN Secretary General at the end of a conference on water unseen for nearly half a century.
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All of humanity's hopes for the future depend, in some way, on a science-based course change to bring the Water Agenda to life
" shaped by the commitments made at the this conference, added Antonio Guterres.