35. 大会在规定了“十年”具体目标的第 58/217 号决议中明确指出，这些目标应使“各级更为注重与水有关的问题以及执行与水有关的方案，同时尽力确保妇女参与同水有关的发展努力”。从历史上看，将妇女纳入水资源界的此类行动一直是一项挑战，尽管这对社会、生计和水本身都会带来好处。“十年”的目标之一就是促进妇女参与“十年”活动，弥合这一差距。
35. In its resolution 58/217, which set forth the specific goals of the Decade, the General Assembly clearly stated that those goals should be “a greater focus on water-related issues at all levels and on the implementation of water-related programmes and projects, while striving to ensure the participation and involvement of women in water-related development efforts”. Historically, the inclusion of women in these types of actions within the water community has been a challenge, despite the benefits that accrue to society, livelihoods and water itself. One of the goals of the Decade was to bridge this gap by facilitating the inclusion of women in its activities.