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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 5 JUNE 2003
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Water - Two Billion People are dying for it ! |
World
Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June is one of the
principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates
worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political
attention and action.
The
World Environment Day theme selected for 2003 is Water - Two
Billion People are Dying for It! The theme calls on each of
us to help safeguard the most precious source of life on our
planet ? water. This theme has been chosen to support the United
Nations
International Year of Freshwater,
2003 and
World
Water Day
(22 March). You will note that the logo of the International
Year of Freshwater has been incorporated in our
World
Environment Day logo
to highlight this important United Nations Year.
The
main international celebrations of the World Environment Day
2003 will be held in Beirut, the first time in the Arab world. UNEP is honoured that the government of Lebanon will be hosting
this important United Nations day.
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Programme of Events
Broadly, our agenda is to give a human face to environmental
issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable
and equitable development; promote an understanding that
communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards
environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure
all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous
future. World Environment Day is a people's event with colourful
activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green
concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree
planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns. |
