 The WWDR4, "Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk" was recently launched at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, and Michel Jarraud, UN-Water Chair. The WWDR is a comprehensive review of the world's freshwater resources and this 4th edition seeks to demonstrate, among other messages, that water underpins all aspects of development, and that a coordinated approach to managing and allocating water is critical. The Report underlines that in order to meet multiple goals water needs to be an intrinsic element in decision-making across the whole development spectrum.
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'Journalists towards Rio+20. Challenges, tools and solutions for covering the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development' is a two-day workshop for journalists organized by the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) for Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
It involves more than 15 UN agencies and representatives from Governments and the civil society. The workshop will address the different thematic issues of the Rio+20 Conference and will provide the media representatives with information and basics to cover the Conference. UNW-DPAC participates in the workshop with a presentation on the link between water and Rio+20. Josefina Maestu, UNW-DPAC coordinator, will introduce the UN-Water messages for Rio, the work done in preparation for the Conference and the most important water-related issues in the negotiation of the Rio Declaration.
On 4 May, UN-Water and UNEP will host a side event at the 2nd round of 'informal-informal' negotiations on the zero draft of the Rio+20 outcome document taking place in New York. The pre-publication results of the UN-Water Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resource Management will be presented and discussed with the participants. The Report itself will be officially launched on 19 June on the occasion of the 'Water Day' at the Rio+20 Conference.
UN-Water is currently accepting applications for the position of Administrative Assistant at G4 level. The position is based in Geneva, Switzerland. Qualifying candidates should apply online on UNOPS website by 3 June 2012. 
d FAO held a side event highlighting the strategical importance of water resources for sustainable development and making the link with the upcoming International Year of Water Cooperation 2013. The summary of the event is now available for download.
