Thursday, August 17, 2006

The Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life

Jay-Z to Dramatize World Water Crisis in MTV Video Diary

NEW YORK, New York, August 11, 2006 (ENS) - "Most young people are unaware" of the world's water crisis, but if they knew about the "staggering numbers" of people affected by lack of clean water, they would be moved to act, Def Jam President and CEO Jay-Z said at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the help of the internationally known recording star and MTV President Christina Norman in raising public awareness of water scarcity through a new global initiative.

"Most of us take water for granted," the secretary-general said, "but, for more than a billion people who lack access to safe drinking water, this is an inconceivable dream."

Nearly two million children die every year because of unclean water and poor sanitation - far more than the casualties from violent conflicts, UN records show. more>>

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Singapore has never had its own water resources and have always depended on Malaysia and Indonesia. So growing up, we had campaigns teaching us how to best conserve our supply...

When I wake up in the morning and I see my neighbors watering the street and not the grass because they did shoddy work with their sprinklers, it makes me sad.