Based on contributions of the Committee on Human Settlements and the Bureau of the Meeting of the parties of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, this report provides the basis for a substantive discussion on policy options for the ECE region in the areas of water, sanitation, and human settlements; also contains proposals relating to ECE input to the 13th and 14th sessions of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

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