Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.Venue: Conference Room 7, Temporary North Lawn Building UN Headquarters, New YorkIntroductionSusan Elliot, Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University- International Network on Water, Environment and HealthGeorge Yap, Program Director for WaterCanSyed Aljunid, Senior Research Fellow in United Nations University-International Institute for Global HealthCorinne Schuster-Wallace, Programme Officer at the United Nations University- International Network on Water, Environment and HealthDiscussionConclusionsSusan Elliot, Senior Research Fellow at the United Nations University- International Network on Water, Environment and HealthAs part of the Worldwide in New York Series, the United Nations University Office at the UN, New York (UNU-ONY) is organizing an event entitled “Safe Water Provisioning as the Key to Global Health”.The goal of the event is to enhance debate and dialogue around water and sanitation crises and their links to health and development, particularly within the context of rural, remote or otherwise marginalised communities. Safe water provisioning (access to sustainable water and sanitation) is a key mechanism for improving health and well-being and therefore an important component of development. Given the publication of the new Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is clear that while the goal to improve access to drinking water by 2015 is on target, this is not the case for sanitation. In fact, the absolute number of people without access to adequate sanitation now stands at 2.6 billion, compared with 2.5 billion in the 2008 JMP report. With the Worldwide in New York Series, the United Nations University Office at the UN, New York, as part of its mandate, showcases the recent work of UNU Research and Training Centers/Programs (UNU-RTC/Ps) from around the world. In conjunction with other experts from different organizations, UNU researchers share new ideas and highlight new policy avenues in the areas of security, environment and development. Less