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Invitation

Dear friend,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the event:

Living Water:Towards a Water-secure World

The event will be held as preparation for theMulti-Stakeholder Dialogue on Water in thePost-2015 Agenda - hosted by the Dutch gov-

ernment in the International Peace Palace onMarch 21st - and the International Celebrationof World Water Day on March 22nd.

We invite you to take part in a unique inter-active dialogue on water collaboration, thatwill bring together international leaders fromthe field of religion, youth organizations, civ-il society and business.

The conference will be hosted by Rabbi Aw-raham Soetendorp and Huib Klamer (VNO-NCW). It will take place in two parts and twolocations in The Hague. In the afternoon from15.0018.30 hrs at VNO-NCW, and in the even-ing from 19-22 hrs in the Synagogue of the

Liberal Jewish community (see detailed pro-

gram on the next page). This way, also sym-bolically, the too often separated worlds willbe connected.

The aim of the event is to share, inform, in-spire and celebrate the occasion to frame anambitious new international target on waterand forge new partnerships for providing uni-versal access to clean water by 2030.

We very much hope that you will join us.

Please RSVP before Friday the 15th of Marchand let us know whether you would like toparticipate in both parts of the event or justone of them, by contacting: Jan Spaans,

jmj.spaans@telfort.nl or +31 70 3654744.

Warm regards,

Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp, Presidentand Founder Jacob Soetendorp Institutefor Human Values

Brigitte van Baren, Director Inner Sense

Alide Roerink, Co-chair Earth CharterInternational

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Programme March 20, 2013

Part I:AfternoonLocation: VNO-NCW, Bezuidenhoutseweg 12in The HagueParticipants:Spiritual leaders, youth leaders,representatives civil society & business

14.30 Registration

15.00 Welcome & introduction to themes

15:30 Keynotes by Anneke Sipkens (Deloitte,

t.b.c.), Pauline Tangiora (Maori Elder), BartDevos (World Youth Parliament for Water)

16:15 Panel interviews: The role of organiza-tions in improving access to water with a.o.Dr. Husna Ahmad (Faith Regen Foundation)

16:45 Short break

17:00 Panel interviews: Faith-based organiza-tions role in water education with a.o. Swami

Chitananda Saraswati (Ganga Action Parivar),Rabbi Michael Schwartz (Friends of the EarthMiddle East), Dinesh Suna (World Council ofChurches - Ecumenical Water Network)

17:50 Concluding recommendations

18:00 Drinks and Sandwiches

18:30Walk to the Liberal Jewish Synagogue

Part II:EveningLocation:Liberal Jewish Synagogue Beth Je-huda, Prinsessegracht 26 in The HagueParticipants: Participants of the conferenceand wider public

19.00 Prayers and meditation

19.15 Welcome by Rabbi Soetendorp

19:30Reflections by Imam Ilyasi, Chief Imam

of India19:40 Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis (Archdeaconof the Ecumenical Throne, Orthodox Church,t.b.c.): The role of religion in shaping a newinternational target on water

19.50 Presentation Wings for Water Wake UpCall and Commitments of Faith Communities

20:00 Reflections by youth representative

20.10 Dialogue

20:30 Intergenerational Ceremony: Visions ofthe young and wisdom of the elders

21:00 Walking Dinner (buffet)

We look forward towelcoming you in The Hague.