Access to Safe and Sufficient Water: A Right of Children and Future Generations
Wed, Mar 29
|Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom
Side Event - the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD)
Time & Location
Mar 29, 2023, 5:10 PM – 6:30 PM GMT+7
Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand
About the event
Co-organized by Save the Children International, UN Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South-East Asia, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP), Child Rights Coalition (CRC) Asia, on 29 March 2023 from 5:15-6:30 PM (GMT+7), this in-person workshop will take place at the United Nations Conference Centre Theatre, Ground Floor, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok.
The side event will facilitate conversations around the impacts of water scarcity and pollution on children, the role that 'child rights’ play in achieving SDG 6, and the experiences of child and youth human rights defenders in advocating for climate and environmental action, especially around access to clean and safe water. To attend this on-site event, all registrants must also register on Indico to attend the APFSD by 13 March. Please register using the option “Registration for Others” and choose your side event. Those who do not register on Indico will not be able to access the United Nations Conference Center.