The 11th Meeting of UNSGAB, co-organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Arab Water Council and the Islamic Development Bank was held Nov. 17 to 19 at the Riyadh Conference Palace in Saudi Arabia. Members attended the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Ceremonies and also participated in a Regional Dialogue on water and sanitation with water ministers from the Arab League. The last two days of the 11th UNSGAB meeting were reserved for holding regular sessions on topics ranging from the G8 Evian Action Plan to the International Year of Sanitation and African Union/Amcow follow-up.

The UNSGAB Chair's opening remarks

11th Meeting Summary

The Arab States Regional Dialouge Summary

Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Presentation -"IDB and Water: An Overview" (PDF file 413kB)