UN-Water Newsletter Welcomes New UN-Water Secretary, Highlights Post-2015 Water Dialogue

21 December 2012: The December issue of the UN-Water Newsletter highlights achievements in 2012, including shaping the water debate at the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) and in the post-2015 dialogue, improvements to water knowledge bases, awareness raising on the issue of water and food security, and increasing the number of members in UN-WaterIn addition, the Newsletter welcomes incoming Secretary of UN-Water Ndey-Isatou Njie, Chief, Water, Energy and Strategies Branch, Division for Sustainable Development (DSD), UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), who will replace Kenza Kaouakib-Robinson.
It also highlights the e-learning gateway and the virtual learning environment at the UN-Water Activity Information System (UNW-AIS), the first providing a platform for sharing e-learning initiatives conducted by UN-Water members and partners, and the second enabling participation in moderated e-learning courses.
Finally, the newsletter features articles on activities for 2013, including the International Year of Water Cooperation and World Water Day, the ongoing Thematic Consultation on Water for the World We Want 2015 and World Water Week, among others. [Publication: UN-Water Newsletter No. 16]