Management of Shared Watercourses

(i) Committee on Water Resources

Collaboration took place, through joint programmes and reports, addresses of the Chairperson of one commission to another commission, joint Bureau meetings and joint meetings of the commission secretariats.

Third report on shared natural resources transboundary groundwaters

The Joint Personnel Commission completed its report.

In that regard, the African Union Commission will work on the following aspects of the declaration joint management of shared waters for agricultural development, environmental protection, water supply and sanitation.

C. United Nations Inter agency Task Force on Gender and Water

(e) Rule 110.5, Joint Disciplinary Committees, is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to include matters pertaining to financial responsibility for gross negligence in the competence of the Joint Disciplinary Committee at Headquarters

This applies in particular to the Water Framework Directive and the Common Agricultural Policy.

Agreeing with ECOSOC that Water is fundamental for life and health, the Annual Intergenerational Seminar focused on Water Our Right, Our Responsibility. The proceedings from this seminar were turned into a documentary film that was distributed widely (April).

The Force Commander would chair the Ceasefire Joint Military Committee and the sector commanders would chair the area joint military committees in their respective sectors.

(c) A Joint Monitoring and Coordination Office to support the Ceasefire Joint Military Committee

In addition to the guidelines, IADC produced and agreed upon a document entitled Support to the IADC space debris mitigation guidelines .

IADC wishes to convey to the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and in particular its Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, that the comments made that were of a non technical nature were considered beyond the terms of reference of IADC.

OSS promotes the concept of basin awareness' and facilitates the use of appropriate tools in the sustainable management of shared aquifers.

(e) Report on the activities of the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee on space debris mitigation guidelines and supporting document , by the representative of the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee (IADC).

The initiative had been the result of discussions held during the United Nations European Space Agency Austria Symposium on Water for the World Space Solutions for Water Management (A AC.105 844).

The letter contains the comments received and the IADC response to those comments.

This shows a reduction in the capacity for prevention and protection on the part of CIAT.

(c) The completion of the first reading of the draft articles on the law of transboundary aquifers under the topic Shared natural resources

Persuading it to halt further unilateral appropriation of shared waters has thus become pivotal to Asian peace and stability.

State Parties shall exchange available information and data regarding the hydrological, hydro geological, water quality, meteorological and environmental condition of shared watercourses.

(i) Article 3, paragraph 5 of the Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses in the Southern African Development Community, 2000, General principles

In 2005, the IASC designated UNICEF to lead the inter agency cluster working group on water supply and sanitation in emergencies.

Multi utilities provide certain benefits such as common billing and the option to cross subsidize water services with revenues from electricity sales, if permitted by law.

ESCWA also focused on the sustainable management of shared groundwater resources, especially in the many countries where groundwater is the main source of water.

In early 2003, the Inter agency Network on Women and Gender Equality established the Inter agency Task Force on Gender and Water, with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Sustainable Development as task manager.

As described above, the military component would actively participate in and support the following bodies established by the Ceasefire Agreement to assist in its implementation the Ceasefire Joint Military Committee, the Area Joint Military Committees and the joint military teams.

9. Welcomes the intention of the Committee for Programme and Coordination to enhance its dialogue on coordination issues with the Joint Inspection Unit and the secretariat of the Chief Executives Board

Support is provided to the Committee of Permanent Representatives and the Governing Council by the Secretariat of the Governing Council, External Relations and Inter Agency Affairs Section.

It is the intention of IADC to produce updates of that document, which will be in line with new versions of the guidelines.

Limited logistical support was also provided to the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB), which has now transitioned to the Independent Election Commission, set up to prepare for parliamentary elections anticipated in May 2005.

(vi) Substantive servicing of inter agency meetings inter agency meetings for coordinating the work of the United Nations in the area of sustainable development (i) United Nations Water (4) (ii) United Nations Energy (4) and (iii) Oceans related issues (2) (10)

On 11 July, the Electoral Complaints Commission provided the Joint Electoral Management Body with a list of 17 candidates who were disqualified.

The report by the Commission for Africa entitled Our common interest 3 recommended a coherent package to make serious inroads into alleviating poverty and Africa's continued marginalization.

His delegation welcomed the policy decisions taken by the Commission on Sustainable Development aimed at accelerating implementation in the areas of water, sanitation and human settlements.

Consideration by the Inter Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee of the comments received from member States of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space on the proposals on space debris mitigation

Notwithstanding the aforementioned, CIAT continues to be a valuable tool for dealing with difficult situations.

The majority of the technical comments raised were addressed and IADC decided that further internal technical study and consultation were required.

IADC also believed that the issues raised by the Czech Republic had been considered and resolved to the satisfaction of that delegation.

Recent written and verbal communication from CEAWAC DCC and the Joint Tribal Committees have confirmed plans to return 5,000 more people in December 2005.

At the same meeting, it was also decided to establish a new standing committee to give better policy direction and to follow up on joint activities of the United Nations and regional organizations.

On 11 December 2003, the Joint Conciliation Committee of the European Parliament and the Council approved the joint text of the framework regulation for the creation of the Single European Sky.

The main water sources are surface waters.

Despite setting up a Joint River Commission for water management as early as 1972, tensions between the countries on how to share resources recently came to a head in a dispute over the Teesta River.