UN-Water is composed of representatives of 24 United Nations organizations. United Nations organizations include those responsible for major funds and programs, specialised agencies, regional commissions, United Nations conventions and other entities within the UN system. Other organizations outside of the United Nations are partners in UN-Water.

Click on the links below for more information about each partner or member.

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency

WMO
World Meteorological Organization

IBRD
The World Bank Group International Bank for reconstruction and Development

IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development

UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNCCD
Secretariat of Convention to Combat Desertification

WHO
World Health Organization

UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund

UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNDP
United Nations Development Programme

UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme

UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNESCAP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNECLAC
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

UNESCWA
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

UNECA
UN Water/Africa

UN-Habitat
United Nations Human Settlements Programme

UNDESA
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

ISDR
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

CBD
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

UNU
United Nations University

UNFCCC
Secretariat of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

World Water Council

UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization

WSSCC
Water Supply & Sanitation Collaborative Council

SIWI
Stockholm International Water Institute

ICID
International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage

IAH
International Association of Hydrogeologists

IWMI
International Water Management Institute

IWA
International Water Association

Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands

GWP
Global Water Partnership

IUCN
The World Conservation Union

PSI
Public Services International

IAHS
International Association of Hydrological Sciencesl

UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development