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AMR/WAAW 2024
07 October 2024

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2024

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents and can become...
Women working in vegetable garden, Madagascar
03 October 2024

FAO Rome Water Dialogue 2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will hold its third Rome Water Dialogue on 17...
Animation of toilet and text: toilets a place for peace
30 September 2024

World Toilet Day 2024: Toilets - A Place for Peace

World Toilet Day is an annual United Nations Observance promoted through a worldwide public campaign that encourages action to...
Fei demonstrates his smart irrigation system on his orchard in Dongliang village, Shaanxi, China.
26 September 2024

IFAD: Meet the young people in Asia making irrigation smarter

In Cambodia, 21-year-old Sokkim Neak co-founded CAM-Science, a start-up that allows farmers to control irrigation using mobile phones. This...
WHO antibiotic pollution from manufacturing
23 September 2024

WHO/UNEP launch new guidance on managing wastewater and solid waste from antibiotic manufacturing

Control of pollution from antibiotic manufacturing is a key part of safeguarding the longevity of antibiotics for all. Pollution...
Illustration of earth in blue and yellow
19 September 2024

The Summit of the Future

Guy Ryder, UN Under Secretary-General for Policy, emphasized the need to make the multilateral system more effective and responsive...
Her Excellency Mrs. Marsudi
13 September 2024

UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water announced

Her Excellency Mrs. Marsudi is the current Foreign Minister of Indonesia and will take up the role of Special...
Women fetching water in Ethiopia, seen from behind.
12 September 2024

World Bank Group policy brief: Groundwater management in the Horn of Africa

This new policy brief from the World Bank Group, called Groundwater management in the Horn of Africa: Conflict, scarcity...
Boy drinking water using his hand.
09 September 2024

Strengthening Water and Sanitation Regulatory Systems: A Global Call to Action

The Call to Action is initiated by a number of partners, including IWA, the World Health Organization (WHO), United...
Female farmers
05 September 2024

New FAO digital compendium on drought impact and vulnerability

The new digital compendium from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is an invaluable resource...

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