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Water flows through the news every day. Many stories about climate change, economics, politics, culture and leisure have a water-related dimension. Explore what UN-Water’s Members and Partners are doing around the world on water.

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World Toilet Day 2023 animation of toilet and bird
25 September 2023

World Toilet Day 2023: Accelerating Change

World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, will focus on the theme of ‘Accelerating Change’. World Toilet Day is...
FAO rome water dialogue 2023 text
21 September 2023

FAO Rome Water Dialogue 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold its second Rome Water Dialogue from 4-5...
Female farmer, Democratic Republic of the Congo
18 September 2023

World Food Day 2023

The World Food Day 2023 campaign, coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), calls...
Image of a storm from space
14 September 2023

WMO report: “Climate change undermines nearly all sustainable development goals”

United in Science 2023 states that only 15 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track...
Innovation for Industrial Sustainability
13 September 2023

Innovation for Industrial Sustainability - Our Responsibility and Commitment to a Green and Sustainable Future We Want

Hosted on 17 September, the event aims to lead a continuing discussion on green and innovative business practices in...
Children washing their hands in front of a toilet
11 September 2023

Global Handwashing Day 2023

Global Handwashing Day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership, and is an opportunity to design, test, and replicate...
General Assembly
07 September 2023

2023 SDG Summit

The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is a global plan of action...
people talking at meeting
04 September 2023

The Heads of State Initiatives for Water and Sanitation

At the launch event at World Water Week in Stockholm in August 2023, representatives from several governments and their...
Eva Lövgren, SIDA Deputy Director of International Organizations and Policy Support, and Gilbert Houngbo, UN-Water Chair
30 August 2023

38th UN-Water Meeting

During the open session, Members and Partners did a ‘deep dive’ into the recommendations and outcomes from the UN...
SIWW2022
29 August 2023

Singapore International Water Week – extension of submission for abstracts

The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) will be held from 18-22 June 2014 in Singapore. As part of the...

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