❖ Ivory Coast has joined the United Nations Water Convention, becoming the 10th African nation to do so.

❖ It is now the 53rd Party (country) to the 1992 UN Water Convention. 

❖ This convention is also known as the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.

❖ The Convention was initially established as a regional framework for the panEuropean region.

❖ In 2016, it is opened to all UN Member States but India is not a Party to Convention.

❖ This Convention is a unique legally binding instrument promoting sustainable management of shared water resources, the implementation of the SDG, the prevention of conflicts, and the promotion of peace and regional integration.