Origami hummingbirds to make a splash at UN Water Conference | UN News
Flocks of paper origami hummingbirds crafted by children around the world have departed their locations to “attend” the UN Water Conference in New York from 22-24 March, carrying the future generation’s resolve to turn the tide on the global water crisis.
As part of this, the United Nations is mobilizing school children to make a global bouquet of origami hummingbirds, which will be on display at UN headquarters during the Water Conference, as a way to connect the registered participants to the children whose future is at stake.
According to UN figures, 1.4 million people die annually and 74 million will have their lives shortened due to diseases related to poor water, sanitation, and hygiene. Worldwide, one in four, or two billion people, lack safe drinking water. Nearly half of all the wastewater coming out of households – from their toilets, sinks, drains and gutters – flows back into nature without harmful substances removed.
About 50 origami birds left World Water Day workshop, in which the students folded pieces of square paper into hummingbirds and wrote their commitments on them.
“It is very important for children to think about water when they’re small, because obviously our generation has a lot to answer for, and this is their planet,” said Subscribe here to a topic.
