During the Working Group meetingthe Afghan government and the international community vowed to continue mutual cooperation to further the conservation and development process and to begin implementation of a long term plan that would ensure the preservation of the site for future generations of Afghans and people from all over the World.

UNESCO: A new phase for the preservation of Afghan World Heritage

The purpose of the Award is to promote efforts to fulfil international commitments made on water and water-related issues by 2015 through recognition of outstanding best practices that can ensure the long-term sustainable management of water resources and contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed goals and targets contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.

UNESCO: EDUCATION