UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) upholds the development pillar of the UN Secretariat, headed by the UN Secretary General. Based at the United Nations headquarters in New York, UN DESA supports deliberations in the UN General Assembly and UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies, including on water and sanitation related issues.
Capacity-building
UN DESA advises Member States/Governments on implementing the policies and programmes developed at UN conferences back in their home countries. It assists interested Governments in translating policy frameworks developed in UN conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities.
More than a toilet: sanitation critical to anti-poverty efforts UN-Water 1 November 2019 – Interview in UN DESA Voice with Madhushree Chatterjee, UN-Water Secretary and Chief of the Natural Resources and Interlinkages Branch of UN DESA’s Division for Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations … Read more
Water can help win the race to limit climate change UN-Water 25 September 2019 – Geneva/New York: UN says that water management must play a central role in adapting to the worst effects of climate change and reducing greenhouse gases. This call came as the international community meets at the Climat … Read more
Climate action summit event on transformative water actions to accelerate global achievement of climate change related goals UN-Water 21-27 September, the United Nations High-level Week is hosted at the General Assembly in New York, where a series of summits and high-level meetings will gather world … Read more
Launch of United Nations Statistics Division SDG Report UN-Water Last month United Nations Statistics Division launched its 2019 SDGs Report with info-graphics and charts, detailing the progress towards all 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 review … Read more
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019 UN-Water The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be held 9 – 18 July 2019, and convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. During this time, many water and sanitation events will be held. Thursday 1 … Read more
