World Champion Water Polo Team Joins UN Conservation Effort25/01/2012 |
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| The world champion Italian national water polo team has become the latest advocate recruited by the United Nations in its efforts to raise international awareness about water conservation, the world body has announced. The squad, also known as the azzurri (blues), have become promoters of ‘The Future We Want: Drop by Drop' - an information campaign spearheaded by the UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC) which invites Europeans to create a slogan inspiring others to preserve water. |
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The ‘Drop by Drop' campaign is part of a larger effort at sensitizing the public to environmental issues ahead of Rio+20, the UN conference on sustainable development, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.
Noting that people with easy access to water "tend to waste it," UNRIC director Ms. Bassir-Pour said that the campaign encouraged Europeans to design a newspaper ad for the UN emphasising the importance of water as "the most precious of resources."
Lorenzo Ravina, head of the Italian delegation, also embraced the newfound cooperation between the Italian team and the UN.
Mr. Ravina said he was confident that through the Italian delegation's "humble contribution," the UN was "set to win its challenge" of spreading awareness about the value and importance of water throughout the world.
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