The Arab League held the first session of the Arab Ministerial Water Council in Algiers , Algeria on the 29 – 30 June 2009

The technical and scientific Commission , held its session on the 27 - 28/6/2009 composed of high Responsibles in the Ministries of Water in the Arab Countries , in addition to the regional and International organizations concerned , and the Arab and African financial institutions , and the Civil Society Organizations in the Arab Countries .

The Arab Ministerial Water Council took many resolutions , concerning the implementation especially of :

- An Arab Water Strategy .

- A project about the Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Countries.

- A Study about the Implementation of the MDG`s in the Arab Countries .

- Capacity building about negotiation Skills in the Arab Countries Sharing Water resources with non-Arab Countries .

- Calling the Center of Water Studies and Arab Water Security - Arab League - to establish a Regional Water Information Base within the Center .

- Strengthening Cooperation with regional and International , and Civil Society Organizations .

- The Council fixed the day 3 of March of every year as the Arab Water Day

- The Council focused on the World Bank Report about the Israeli Occupation and its restrictions on Palestinian Water Sector Development .

- The Council focused also on the Israeli illegal practices in all the occupied territories in Palestine , the Golan Heights and South of Lebanon by depriving people from their own water resources , and this against the International Law , and the U.N resolutions , and Called for the International Community to help these people in the Arab Occupied territories to restore their rights of water resources .

- The Council executive Board will hold an International Conference about this problem .