If you are with the media and looking for events or other leads for International Year of Freshwater stories, please contact:
UNESCO Bureau of Public Information
7, place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07
Peter Coles
Tel: +33-1-(0)45 68 17 10
Fax: +33-1-(0)45 68 56 52
E-mail: p.coles@unesco.org
Amy Otchet
Tel: +33-1-(0)45 68 17 04
E-mail: a.otchet@unesco.org
UN Department of Public Information
Room S-1040, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Pragati Pascale
Tel: +1-212-963-6870
Fax: +1-212-963-1186
Rolando Gomez
Tel: +1-212-963-2744
E-mail: mediainfo@un.org
The Year around the World
Press release
The UN System in Brief: Working for Freshwater This document offers you the names of the media contacts in the different UN agencies participating in the International Year of Freshwater [PDF Format]
UN Launches International Year of Freshwater to Galvanize Action on Critical Water Problems The International Year of Freshwater 2003 will be launched on 12 December at a special event at the United Nations, with participation by acclaimed activist Alex Matthiessen, who is the Hudson Riverkeeper, and legendary folksinger Pete Seeger, performing with an international children's chorus. The Year was declared by the UN General Assembly to galvanize action on the critical water problems the world faces.
How to get involved?
UNESCO Bureau of Public Information
