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.
IISD highlights from the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development UN-Water 23 August, 2018 From the 9-18 July, the 2018 Meeting of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was hosted at the UN Headquarters, New York. The 2018 meeting of the High-level Political Forum on … Read more
World Water Week in Stockholm 2018 UN-Water 16 August, 2018 The 2018 edition of World Water Week takes place on 26 – 31 August in Stockholm, Sweden. During the week, UN-Water will convene various sessions and events. Sunday 26 August Water Action Decade Event Organizer: UN-Water / United Nations Dep … Read more
High-Level Conference on International Decade for Action UN-Water 20 June, 2018 The International High-Level Conference on the Water Action Decade is held from 20 to 22 June 2018 in Dushanbe. The Conference is organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in order to facilitate the imple … Read more
Water and sanitation events during HLPF UN-Water 14 June, 2018 The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will be held 9-18 July 2018. During this time, many water and sanitation events will be held. Events known to date (list non-exhaustive and may be updated) Monday 9 July Global Pr … Read more
UNDESA releases new report on funding the SDGS UN-Water 3 May, 2018 “Financing for Development: Progress and Prospects,” the 2018 comprehensive annual progress report on how to finance the Sustainable Development Goals was recently launched. The report is written by the Inter-agency Task Force on Fi … Read more
