UNICEF 2025 Global Outlook: Prospects for Children in 2025 - Building Resilient Systems for Children’s Futures
In this new report, new and intensifying crises for children – including climate change, conflict and economic instability – are shown to be closely interconnected. For instance, climate change is disrupting the water cycle, leading to widespread water scarcity, threatening food production and livelihoods across the economy. This disruption poses direct and indirect risks to children, as it impacts the availability of safe water, food, and family income. The report also notes that debt burdens are forcing governments...
World Drought Atlas
Through maps, infographics, and case studies, the World Drought Atlas illustrates how drought risks are interconnected across sectors like...
IUCN: One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction
The IUCN co-authored study, which was published in “Nature”, the world's leading multidisciplinary science journal, in January 2025, recommends...
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) adopted at UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted at the conclusion of the 15th Conference of Parties to the...
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Billions of people are still living without safely managed water and sanitation. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is integral to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to end extreme poverty and protect the planet.
Communications should be a two-way exchange. ‘Questions people ask’ is a new feature where we answer some of the questions we get asked about important issues, such as, climate change, water scarcity, toilet equity and wastewater. Through responding to queries from our audiences, we aim to explain key issues in a clear and engaging way that fosters ongoing conversations.
The UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal brings all the United Nations’ water and sanitation information into one place. Designed for decision-makers, advisors, technical professionals, researchers and students, there are tools to help visualize and analyse the information, creating a clear picture of how the world is progressing towards the various SDG 6 targets.
Monitoring progress towards SDG 6 helps policy- and decision makers identify challenges and opportunities, set priorities, communicate progress, and generate support and investment. SDG 6 Progress Reports are primarily based on national official data sources, compiled and validated by United Nations custodian agencies.
The first-ever UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation unites UN support to countries to accelerate progress on water-related goals and targets, including SDG 6. Action on water and sanitation is key to solving many global challenges. The strategy’s vision is a world with accessible, available and sustainably managed water and sanitation for all people and the planet.
UN-Water identifies emerging issues and develops collaborative contributions to global policy frameworks on disasters, climate change, sustainable development and other issues.
UN-Water is a monitoring hub, providing coherent and reliable data and information on key water trends and management issues throughout the water cycle.
UN-Water coordinates global thematic campaigns for World Water Day and World Toilet Day every year and creates engaging communications on key water related issues.
