The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Work on SDG target 6.1: Achieve safe and affordable drinking water by provision of safe water to displaced communities (Refugees/IDPs). Policy and advocacy work to raise awareness on the importance of considering migration in water management.
Work on SDG target 6.2: Achieve access to sanitation and hygiene and end open defecation by providing access to hygiene and sanitation services for displaced communities (Refugees/IDPs).
Installation of sanitation solutions in refugee camps and urban areas hosting refugees
World Water Week in Stockholm 2019 UN-Water 8 August, 2019 The 2019 edition of World Water Week takes place on 25-30 August in Stockholm, Sweden. During the week, UN-Water will convene various activities, sessions and events. UN-Water events and sessions Leaving No One Behind, the UN World Water Dev … Read more
Commemoration of World Water Day and launch of UN World Water Development Report UN-Water 18 March, 2019 Commemorating World Water Day, a pivot event will be hosted on 19 March 2019 at the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office at Geneva. During the event, the United Nations World Wat … Read more
World Water Day 2019 – Leaving no one behind UN-Water 17 January, 2019 World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Leaving no one behind’, adapts the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that as … 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
