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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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24 January 2022

World Wetlands Day 2022, action for people and nature

World Wetlands Day is now an official United Nations observance. The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 75/317 in August...

20 January 2022

Drought, COVID and multi-risk assessment - webinar

Droughts cause deep and multi-faceted damage to ecosystems, (agro) economies and societies, particularly to vulnerable rural people in developing...

17 January 2022

World Water Day 2022: Groundwater

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about focusing attention on the importance of water. This year’s...

Secretary-General &amp; Mrs. Ban visit Singapore Botanic Gardens and had Orchid named after them at a Naming Ceremony.

13 January 2022

Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021

The Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021 has been launched to mark the Ramsar Convention’s 50th anniversary. Drawing on...

10 January 2022

FAO online course in water-use efficiency

How to measure change in water-use efficiency over time is the focus of an e-learning course from the Food...

06 January 2022

Women remain underrepresented in water resources management

A new report by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and UNEP- DHI (United Nations Environment Programme Centre of Water and...

03 January 2022

Water’s role in global migration

There are more than 1 billion migrants in the world today – and water deficits are linked to 10% of...

Community participation_Katrin Gronemeier

27 December 2021

Gender and integrated water resources management course

Gender and water resources are intrinsically linked. A new, self-paced, online course, based on the Why Gender Matters in...

20 December 2021

Launch of ‘UN Group of Friends in Support of WASH in Health Care Facilities’

The UN Permanent Representatives of Hungary and the Philippines, in cooperation with WHO, have launched the ‘UN Group of...

16 December 2021

Call for input to 2022 reports: indigenous peoples and people living in rural areas

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr Pedro Arrojo Agudo...

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