UN-Water News
High-level Event on interlinkages between water and climate action
The Permanent Mission of Tajikistan, Japan, Canada, Morocco, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and... Read more
World Water Development Report 2019: ‘Leaving no one behind’
Geneva, 19 March — Access to water and sanitation is internationally recognized human right. Yet more than two billion people lack even... Read more
Commemoration of World Water Day and launch of UN World Water Development Report
Commemorating World Water Day, a pivot event will be hosted on 19 March 2019 at the Palais des... Read more
Permanent Missions briefed on the World Water Day campaign and the World Water Development Report
This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the... Read more
The 30th UN-Water Meeting
was convened at the headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in early February. Participants discussed upcoming high-level events and... Read more
Launch of the SDG 6 Public Dialogue Report
In June 2018, UN-Water released the first SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. The Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis... Read more
World Water Day 2019 – Leaving no one behind
World Water Day 2019 – Leaving no one behind World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Leaving... Read more
IWRA webinar focusing on water resources in China
On Tuesday, December 11th at 4pm China Standard Time (9am CET), the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) host a webinar titled “China’s... Read more
Midterm review of the Water Action Decade in 2023
On November 28th the UN General Assembly Second Committee adopted by consensus a resolution calling for a midterm review of the... Read more