39. 大会在第 58/217 号决议中呼吁为落实“十年”工作，“进一步在各级开展合作”。另一方面，联合国水机制本身自成立以来如何促进内外部合作的情况往往被忽视。联合国水机制存在的时间现在几乎与“十年”一样长；在此期间，联合国水机制作为联合国各实体和外部利益攸关方伙伴的协调机制，克服困难，为了提高水在政治议程中的地位，促进了这些实体之间的合作，这些进展不可忽略。
39. In its resolution 58/217, the General Assembly called for the “furtherance of cooperation at all levels” with regard to the implementation of the Decade. On the other hand, the way in which UN-Water has itself promoted cooperation, both externally and internally, since its creation, has often been neglected. The lifespan of UN-Water up to now is almost as long as that of the Decade; and the progress it has made as a coordination mechanism for United Nations entities and external stakeholder partners during this time, in fostering cooperation among those entities, albeit not without difficulty, so as to raise the profile of water in the political agenda, must not be minimized.