21 March
The ninth edition of the World Water Forum opens today, Monday 21 March, at the CICAD conference centre in Diamniadio, in the region of Dakar, capital of Senegal. The slogan of this year's event is "water security for peace and development". The Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development had already contributed to giving visibility to the Forum by organising a webinar dedicated to water and integral human development under the label "Road to Dakar".
The Holy See Delegation present at the Forum is led by Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J., acting Prefect of the Dicastery. It also includes Dr. Tebaldo Vinciguerra, Official of the Dicastery, as well as representatives of the Apostolic Nunciature in Senegal and the local Church.
This Monday, 21st March, Card. Czerny reads Pope Francis' Message to the Forum participants. The text highlights the themes of collaboration and peace, the human right to water and sanitation (in the wake of the WASH initiative in health centres coordinated by the Dicastery), recalling the Document Aqua fons vitae.
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The Message on the Bullettin
Program of the webinar Road to Dakar
WASH press release 2021 and the initiative of the Dicastery
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22 March
Tuesday 22 March marks World Water Day, an annual event established by the United Nations. Dr Marta Pedrajas, Official of the Dicastery, will speak on this date in a webinar organised by Caritas Internationalis. The event is part of a series of online appointments dedicated to women. Dr. Pedrajas will reflect on water challenges with a talk on the theme: "Women as builders of solidarity: Caring for the poor and for our common home".
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Info about the webinar of Caritas
A two-day conference entitled "Aqua fons vitae - Orientations on water. From the social doctrine of the Church to water saving and the regulation of the integrated water service". The event, organised by the Archdiocese of Monreale and the Region of Sicily, in collaboration with various other bodies, is sponsored by the Dicastery.
- Documents:
Program (IT only)
Message of the Dicastery to Monreale (IT only)
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23 March
On Wednesday 23 March, within the framework of the Forum, Caritas Senegal is organising a Special Session entitled "Religions and the Right to Water for All", in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services and the Dicastery. The session will take place at the CICAD conference centre at 10.45 am. Representatives of the Catholic and Muslim worlds, a scholar of the religions and traditions of Senegal, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to drinking water and sanitation are expected to attend. Card. Czerny will speak, while Official Tebaldo Vinciguerra will be one of the moderators of the event.
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