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The Chairwoman of Airline Ambassadors, June Huang was prpared to speak on our our work to support the cause of Clean Water at the ECSOC Partnership Forum at the United Nations on January 27, 2026. -
Clean Water is Sustainable Development Goanl #6 and aims to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by the year 2030. It focuses on universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, improved water quality, increased water-use efficiency, and the protection of water-related ecosystems.
Airline Ambassadors has been working to support Sustainable Develpopment Goal #6 throgh or work with the Clean Water Foundation,. We began with the Hopi and Navajo reservaion in the US. but have delivered filters all over the work from Zanbia, Peru, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
The 2026 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) took place on 27 
January 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York under the theme “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs for a sustainable future for all”. The Forum placd a special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals under in-depth review at the 2026 high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF), namely Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), Goal 9 (Industry Innovation and Infrastructure), Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). See this picture of our team with Amassaador Lok Badur Thapa, Peesident of the Economic and Sociall Council.
June and many other NGO’s;s did not get a chance to speak as time ran out but she was prepared to apeak on on our efforts toprovide Clean Wate., See her prepared remarks Here:
“Distinguished delegates, honored partners, and friends,My name is June Huang, and I am the Chairwoman of Airline Ambassadors International.
AAI is a humanitarian nonprofit that mobilizes compassionate travelers and our global airline network to bring relief, dignity, and opportunity to vulnerable children and families around the world. For nearly three decades, AAI has supported communities through humanitarian aid missions and child- focused support, and we are honored to hold ECOSOC consultative status, enabling us to elevate urgent humanitarian issues on the global stage.
Today, I’m here to speak about something simple – yet life-defining: clean water.
● AAI overview:
Around the world, and even within the U.S., too many communities still live without reliable access to safe drinking water. For children, this is not only a health crisis – it is an education crisis, an economic crisis, and a crisis of basic human need. That is why our clean water work directly supports Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water for all.
Around the world, and even within the U.S., too many communities still live without reliable access to safe drinking water. For children, this is not only a health crisis – it is an education crisis, an economic crisis, and a crisis of basic human need. That is why our clean water work directly supports Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water for all.
At AAI, we believe clean water solutions must be practical, scalable, and community-centered. Through partnerships, we help deliver water purification systems and filtration support to communities where water safety cannot be taken for granted. What makes Airline Ambassadors International unique is that we leverage the power of the airline industry – mobilizing
compassionate travel professionals and global networks to move aid, especially for children and vulnerable families.
compassionate travel professionals and global networks to move aid, especially for children and vulnerable families.
One example is our initiative to help bring clean water to the Hopi and Navajo communities, where families have faced toxic contamination in their water supply. In many cases, households must travel hours just to obtain safe water – while others are left with no choice but to use polluted water in daily life.
Our message is clear: safe water is not a privilege. It is a foundation for life.
● Closing:
AAI is proud to stand with partners across sectors to accelerate progress – not only through funding, but through implementation, logistics, and hands-on humanitarian action.
AAI is proud to stand with partners across sectors to accelerate progress – not only through funding, but through implementation, logistics, and hands-on humanitarian action.
We invite governments, NGOs, and private sector partners to collaborate with us – because when clean water reaches a child, it restores hope and opens the door to a more stable and sustainable future.
Thank you very much.”
Thank you very much.”
