The United Nations was inundated on Tuesday by water issues: The Ocean Conference focused on rising, polluted seas while the Security Council examined the threat to international peace and security by conflicts involving fresh water that crosses borders.
![UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova. [unesco.org]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/80306603-copie.jpg?itok=Q3R0eyVf "UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova. [unesco.org]")
