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联合国秘书长安南在“世界水日”的讲话
   

2007年世界水日领导讲话

dearfriends,

　　wateriseentialforlife.yetmanymillioofpeoplearoundtheworldfacewatershortages.manymillioofchildrendieeveryyearfromwater-bornediseases.anddroughtregularlyafflictssomeoftheworld''spoorestcountries.theworldneedstoreondmuchbetter.weneedtoincreasewaterefficiency,eeciallyinagriculture.weneedtofreewomenandgirlsfromthedai就爱文秘，全国文秘工作者的lychoreofhaulingwater,oftenovergreatdistances.wemustinvolvethemindecision-makingonwatermanagement.weneedtomakesanitationapriority.thisiswhereprogreislaggingmost.andwemustshowthatwaterresourcesneednotbeasourceofconflict.itead,theycanbeacatalystforcooperation.significantgaihavebeenmade.butamajoreffortisstillrequired.thatiswhythisyearmarksthebegiingofthe"waterforlife"decade.ourgoalistomeettheinternationallyagreedtargetsforwaterandsanitationby2015,andtobuildthefoundationforfurtherprogreintheyearsbeyond.

　　thisisanurgentmatterofhumandevelopment,andhumandignity.together,wecanprovidesafe,cleanwatertoal就爱文秘，全国文秘工作者的ltheworld''speople.theworld''swaterresourcesareourlifelineforsurvival,andforsustainabledevelopmentinthe21stcentury.together,wemustmanagethembetter.