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12 December 2021

New report: The state of the world’s land and water resources for food and agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Land and Water Division have launched 'The state of the world’s land and...

09 December 2021

Funding and financing of transboundary water cooperation and basin development

More than 60 per cent of the world’s freshwater flow is shared between two or more riparian states. The...

06 December 2021

FAO launch the state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture

From the 8 to 9 December 2021, the Land and Water Days are hosted by the Food and Agriculture...

30 November 2021

UN-Water Global Workshop on SDG 6 Monitoring

The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (IMI-SDG6) will hold the 2nd Global Workshop on Integrated...

29 November 2021

Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment

The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN guidance for improving health...

25 November 2021

Integrated Water Resource Management for climate resilience - online course

A new online course explores the interlinkages between water and climate change, and how to manage them through practical...

22 November 2021

Human Rights Youth Challenge

The 5th Human Rights Youth Challenge was launched on World Toilet Day, 19 November. The initiative is organized by...

18 November 2021

World Toilet Day 2021- Virtual Dialogue

To mark World Toilet Day 2021, a special event is taking place at the United Nations headquarters in New...

17 November 2021

UN postage stamps for World Toilet Day 2021

United Nations stamps are miniature works of art, which have won international design awards. They are created by artists...

15 November 2021

Forest and water nexus - introduction course

This two-hour course by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) elearning academy is intended to...

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