“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9I am writing as the representative for the NGO of the Ursulines of Tildonk. As a group of Sisters, with a membership of over 1,000 religious women dedicated to serving others we show our life-long commitment to effect change in favour of the development of people. We are concerned about how we can better foster the development of civil society across the globe in the service of people.What is an NGO? A non-governmental organization (NGO) is any local, national or international citizens’ group which does not work for profit. NGOs work in fields as diverse as law, refugee work, human rights and disarmament. We Ursulines have had NGO status since 1998 and are a recognized group of dedicated catholic women who are joined together.We make a difference in society through the witness of our life, a life of shared partnership for the benefit of human kind.One of the many advantages of being affiliated with the UN is that we have a grounds pass, allowing us to use the library, have access to documents in the DPI Resource Center, attend briefings, conferences and give input in committees. We aspire to the same goals as the UN: A world without war, a world without hunger, a world without poverty and a world where children can be happy. The UN is like a Club with the Secretary General at the top.He has to be very sensitive to cultural differences. The new Secretary General is Antonio Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal. Mr. Guterres, 67, ran the United Nations refugee agency for 10 years. He will succeed the current secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, whose second five-year term expired at the end of 2016. The UN was started after WW II. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the US president when the UN began. He gave it the name of the United Nations. The Charter was signed by 51 countries in June 1945 in San Francisco, but was ratified Oct 24, 1945 UN DAY.Today all 193 Member States agree to follow the principles.A flag for each country flies outside the UN building in NY

António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017. Mr. Guterres was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1949 and graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico with a degree in engineering. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
“With demand for freshwater projected to grow by more than 40 per cent by the middle of the century, and with climate change having a growing impact, water scarcity is an enormous concern. By 2050 at least one in four people will live in a country where the lack of fresh water will be chronic or recurrent. Without effective management of our water resources, we risk intensified disputes between communities and sectors and even increased tensions among nations.”
Remarks at the Launch of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”

Many youth are taking an interest in the issue of managing water. They understand the urgency of getting involved in networks working to safeguard water supplies for the future. They find it hard to make their concern heard due to various reasons that range from the lack of widespread support to the absence of proper platforms that sustain youth participation.
One primary student from India, Warsha Kujur, understands the 6th SDG Clean Water and Sanitation.