Developing countries, including those in the Asia Pacific region, require increased funding and community cooperation to ensure schools have access to clean water and adequate sanitation facilities, according to a new UNICEF report.
A growing population and increasing industrialisation have been listed as the chief threats to water supply in the Asia Pacific, according to a UN-sponsored report released last month.
Fiji's military leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has used an address to the UN to defend a 2006 coup in which he came to power.
A compromise emissions-cutting plan for developing countries has been described as a "race to the bottom" by Greens Senator Bob Brown.
East Timor's decision to release an Indonesian accused of crimes against humanity has drawn international protests.
