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Launch of United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

The first-ever United Nations (UN) System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation will be launched on 16 July 2024 at the ‘SDG 6 and Water Action Agenda Special Event’ at the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York.

SDG6 Special Event Flyer 2024

Following an opening keynote address by a representative of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation will be launched.

Earlier on the same day, Principals from UN-Water Members will attend a breakfast meeting to discuss the Collaborative Implementation Plan, currently under development, that will guide the operationalization, localization, and monitoring of the System-wide Strategy.

Through the System-wide Strategy, UN entities have committed to uniting their efforts and maximizing the collective strength of the UN system to support country progress towards internationally agreed water-related targets, including Sustainable Development Goal 6 – to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030.

Accelerating action on water and sanitation through the System-wide Strategy will help the UN transform billions of people’s lives and drive gains across all dimensions of sustainable development.

 

UN Deputy Secretary-General Statement on the launch of the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

 

UN Principals Statement on the launch of the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

 

UN-Water Partner Statements on the launch of the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

 

 

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