Pakistan pledged full support for the 2026 UN Water Conference at

Описание: Pakistan pledged full support for the 2026 UN Water Conference (hosted by Senegal/UAE) and committed to working toward SDG 6 implementation through international law-based approaches !

At today's high-level UN meeting on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, issued a strong call for transboundary water cooperation, highlighting Pakistan's vulnerability as a lower riparian nation dependent on the Indus River system.

*Key Points from Pakistan's Statement:*

🌊 *Urgent Global Challenge:*
With 2 billion people lacking safe drinking water and half the world's population without proper sanitation, Ambassador Usman Jadoon emphasized that water scarcity and climate change threaten global stability.

🏔️ *Pakistan's Critical Situation:*
The Indus River Basin supports the world's largest contiguous irrigation system
Provides food security for 225+ million Pakistanis
Underpins national energy and public health systems

🤝 *Demands for 2026 Water Conference:*
1) Strengthened legal frameworks for transboundary water sharing
2) Conflict prevention mechanisms for shared water resources
3) Elevation of Global South voices in water governance
4) Commitment to international water law principles:
Equitable utilization
Prevention of significant harm
Duty to cooperate

💧 *Pakistan's Offer:*
The delegation proposed sharing lessons from its decades-old Indus Waters Treaty experience as a model for peaceful water management.

⚠️ *Warning Against Weaponization:*
While not naming specific countries, Ambassador Jadoon condemned regional attempts to use water as a political weapon, stating: "Water should serve as a unifying force, not a source of division."

July 09, 2025