Special Thematic Session of General Assembly on Water and Disasters
A day-long special thematic session of the General Assembly was held at UN Headquarters on the subject of water-related disasters. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) addresses the opening of the session. Also pictured: Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (centre), Honorary President of the Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation; and Han Seung-soo, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea and Founding Chair of the Advisory Board’s High-Level Expert Panel on Water and Disasters.