UN-Water News
Water action as answer to climate change – collaborative action for resilience
At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, a multimedia Water Pavilion is hosted between 1 – 12 November 2021. The Water Pavilion programme offers a wide-ranging and inclusive... Read more
World Toilet Day 2021: Valuing toilets
World Toilet Day, 19 November, celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 3.6 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the... Read more
SDG6 update: the world is off-track
The world is off-track on its journey to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030, according to new progress updates launched today by the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for... Read more
World Water Week in Stockholm 2021
The 2021 edition of World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event on 23-27 August, on the theme Building Resilience Faster. During the week, UN-Water will convene... Read more
SDG 6 Special Event during High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2021
Even before COVID-19 struck, progress on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 was alarmingly off track. According to the latest UN report, the current rate of progress on achieving water and... Read more
Water: the game changer for food systems
A Food Systems Summit will be convene as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The culminating Summit gathering will take place... Read more
UN World Water Development Report 2021 ‘Valuing Water’
Launch of UN World Water Development Report 2021: determining the true value of the “blue gold” we need to protect. Paris, 22 March — The United Nations World Water Development... Read more
UN General Assembly hold High-Level meeting on water
On 18 March, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) held a High-Level Meeting on the water-related goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda. Opening Segment The Opening Statements was delivered by... Read more
34th UN-Water Meeting
The was convened as a virtual event 15-17 March 2021, immediately prior to the High-Level Meeting on the Implementation of the Water-related Goals and Targets of the 2030... Read more