UN-Water Family News
New water and climate coalition launched
During the High-Level meeting on water last month, a Water and Climate Coalition was launched. “We are seeing a growing amount of disasters. And many of those disasters are related... Read more
The 4th Global Water Operators’ Partnership congress hosted in October 2021
The Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance – a global network of public operators and their partners – led by UN-Habitat, convene the 4th Global WOPs Congress from 18 — 29... Read more
Sanitation and Water for All host climate webinar series
During the month of April, Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is organizing 3 webinars to strengthen partners’ knowledge of and capacity to integrate water, sanitation and hygiene and climate... Read more
IWRA host online conference on water, food and public health
From the 7 to 9 June 2021, the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) will host the online conference “One Water, One Health: Water, Food & Public Health in a Changing... Read more
Fourth Human Rights Youth Challenge
The Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation is organizing the and invites youth aged between 16 – 24 to... Read more
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap to end neglected tropical diseases
On World Water Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its strategy on water, sanitation and hygiene as part of joint efforts by the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and... Read more
New UNICEF publication address water insecurity
The world is in a water crisis, and children’s lives and futures are at risk. Today, over 1.42 billion people – including 450 million children – live in areas of... Read more
Snapshot of Global and Regional Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Inequalities
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 calls for universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for all people wherever they are, including those living in urban areas. In the... Read more
Hand Hygiene for All report
The Hand Hygiene for All Initiative (HH4A) sets out to accelerate progress towards hand hygiene for all by 2030 and supporting the most vulnerable communities to protect their health, including... Read more