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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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12 October 2020

Policy brief on hand hygiene at the workplace

Workplaces, particularly those that employ migrant workers and those in the informal economy, have taken centre stage in the...

08 October 2020

Global Handwashing Day 2020: Hand Hygiene for All

Global Handwashing Day is October 15. And as every year, the day serves as a platform to raise global...

05 October 2020

The 33rd UN-Water Meeting

The 33rd UN-Water Meeting was convened as a virtual event in late September 2020. The 33rd meeting of UN-Water...

01 October 2020

The role of engineers in the effort to achieve SDG 6

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 are based on findings from the natural and social sciences and...

28 September 2020

Humanity at crossroads, according to report by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Healthy ecosystems underpin delivery of water supplies and water quality, and guard against water-related hazards and disasters. The conservation...

24 September 2020

Improving the health of the African Great Lakes

A new collaboration between the Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the African Center for Aquatic Research...

21 September 2020

UN75: the future we want, the UN we need

In January 2020, the United Nations launched the global consultation to mark its 75th anniversary. Through surveys and dialogues...

21 September 2020

Untapped potential: water innovation to advance the SDGs

During the SDG Business Forum starting today, a breakout session titled 'Untapped potential: Water Innovation to advance the SDGs'...

SG poses at Iguazu Falls as he is given a tour and explained about the unesco site

17 September 2020

Open online course on transboundary waters

Transboundary basins account for roughly 60% of freshwater resources, serving around 40% of the world’s population. Managing these shared...

14 September 2020

Flash floods in Chad kill 10 and leave 120,000 people displaced

Nearly 120,000 people have been displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains across Chad in the month just...

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