Zimbabwe Joins UN Water Conventions
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Zimbabwe, a Southern African country, has joined the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water Convention).
An Overview of the News
This accession showcases Zimbabwe's political will for cross-border water cooperation.
Zimbabwe became the 54th Party to the UN Water Convention and the 11th African nation to join the treaty.
Details and Additional Information
The Convention provides a global legal and intergovernmental framework for sustainable transboundary water management, supported by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Along with Zimbabwe, Namibia (which became the first Party in the Southern African region in 2023), Zambia, Botswana, and Tanzania are in the accession process.
Zimbabwe's accession will be celebrated at the 10th session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Water Convention in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 23-25, 2024, further promoting global water cooperation.
The UN Water Convention was adopted in Helsinki, Finland, in 1992 and came into force in 1996.
About Zimbabwe:
President - Emmerson Mnangagwa
Capital - Harare
Currency - Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)
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