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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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Female farmers
15 April 2024

Towards a High-level Dialogue on the Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) - Technical Preparatory Meeting

WASAG, a partnership hosted by FAO, was officially launched at the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the United...
Girl in front of a toilet in asia.
11 April 2024

Developing inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure

Around 2 billion people currently lack safely managed WASH services, with conflicts, climate change and inequality exacerbating the issue...
Female farmer in a the field, Madagascar
08 April 2024

FAO report: Economic assessment of drought risk management

The report explores the economic impacts of taking proactive measures on drought risk management. It clarifies how to properly...
Global NDC Conference 2017, Berlin
04 April 2024

11th World Water Forum

The decision was made during the 86th meeting of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council, in...
UN photo/Siegfried Modola
01 April 2024

WHO: Small drinking-water supply guidance

Small water supplies often experience technical and resourcing challenges that impact their ability to deliver safe and reliable services...
Girls fetching water
28 March 2024

UNICEF: WASH for Peace - Guidance and Tools

“WASH for Peace” aims to equip UNICEF staff, sector partners and counterparts with resources and tools to develop and...
Mountains and glaciers
25 March 2024

WMO Report: State of the Global Climate 2023

Released on 19 March 2024, “State of the Global Climate 2023” finds that, in 2023, concentrations of greenhouse gases...
UN photo of wetland
19 March 2024

UN World Water Development Report 2024: Water for Prosperity and Peace

The 2024 edition of UN-Water’s flagship annual report on water issues describes how developing and maintaining a secure and...
Nurse washing her hands
18 March 2024

New training on infection prevention and control and WASH for health workers

In Malawi, poor access to WASH in healthcare facilities contributes to some of the highest maternal and neonatal mortality...
UN-Water meeting
14 March 2024

39th UN-Water Meeting

Hosted by the new UN-Water Chair, and President of IFAD, Alvaro Lario, the first day of the biannual meeting...

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