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13 September 2021

Costing hand hygiene interventions

A new tool launched by WHO and UNICEF is designed to estimate the cost of interventions to improve hand...

09 September 2021

The latest data – SDG 6 progress webinars

How are we doing on SDG 6 to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030? Where is the...

06 September 2021

Registration open for Global Water Operators’ Partnerships congress

Registration for the 4th Global Water Operators’ Partnerships (WOPs) congress taking place on 18-29 October 2021, is now open...

MINUSMA meets university students of Bamako

31 August 2021

Youth webinar: Building your business and seizing opportunities

On 2 September, The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) host a webinar on land-based jobs for the...

30 August 2021

2030 Agenda review processes will be ‘voluntary and country-led’

UN Member States have reached agreement on changes to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development and how...

26 August 2021

IPCC: Climate change is intensifying the water cycle

The headline from the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is stark: climate change is widespread, rapid...

23 August 2021

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...

23 August 2021

SDG 6 progress 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...

19 August 2021

Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?

Agriculture is essential to achieving food security and supporting livelihoods and economies. Population increase, unsustainable production and consumption patterns...

16 August 2021

UNECE host 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention

From 29 September to 1 October 2021, more than 500 representatives for Ministries responsible for water, environment, foreign affairs...

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