CAPE TOWN, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Water Day Summit and Expo kicked off in the South African coastal city of Durban on Wednesday, highlighting a bleak global picture regarding water and sanitation.
At the summit which coincided with the World Water Day, the 2017 World Water Development Report was officially launched.
The report presents the distressing situation the international community currently finds itself in with regard to water and sanitation.
The summit called for immediate action to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, in particular, SDG-6 on Water and Sanitation.
The United Nations World Water Assessment Program's High Level Panel on Water also took the opportunity to launch the "Access to Water and Sanitation Services for 10 Billion People Initiative."
The panel organized the summit to draw attention to the current dismal global status of water and sanitation and to inspire commitment to an urgent "Call for Action" by world leaders to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
The panel called upon all leaders to contribute more and to build on what they are already doing in their respective countries, such as by advocating and championing activities and actions in support of the implementation of SDG-6.
This includes the launching of so-called "light house initiatives" as best practice and models and the hosting of international and regional conferences to share information.
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