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.
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019 UN-Water 25 June, 2019 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 he … Read more
High-level Event on interlinkages between water and climate action UN-Water 28 March, 2019 The Permanent Mission of Tajikistan, Japan, Canada, Morocco, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and with the support of UN-Water organized a High-level Eve … Read more
Permanent Missions briefed on the World Water Day campaign and the UN World Water Development Report UN-Water 11 February, 2019 This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind. On 15 February, UN-Water will brief … Read more
UN DESA launch call for submissions UN-Water 10 December, 2018 The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) is launching a call for submissions of good practices, success stories and lessons learned in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. The submissions will … Read more
Midterm review of the Water Action Decade in 2023 UN-Water 3 December, 2018 On November 28th the UN General Assembly Second Committee adopted by consensus a resolution calling for a midterm review of the Water Action Decade in 2023. The midterm review will take place 22 – 24 March 2023 in New York t … Read more
