NEW YORK March 21, 2023 — Water Justice Movements and Civil Society Organizations and Networks around the world came together on the eve of the UN 2023 Water Conference to launch a manifesto calling on UN Member States to put people and nature before profit.

The authoring networks formally presented the Manifesto to the public and deliver it to UN Special Rapporteurs Pedro Arrojo Agudo and Francisco Calí Tzay, and the co-hosting government representative of the UN Conference, Nathalie Olijslager, Netherlands’ Program Director of the #UN2023WaterConference.

The Water Justice Manifesto was coordinated by an informal coalition of water justice organizations including the Africa Water Justice Network, Butterfly Effect, Coalition Eau, Ecumenical Water Network, End Water Poverty, European Water Movement, Freshwater Action Network Mexico, Plataforma de Acuerdos Públicos y Comunitarios de Las Américas, Public Services International, Simavi, and Redes del Agua Latinoamérica. Read the Manifesto at https://bit.ly/3yMFUAc.