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08 June 2020

The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) webinar series

The upcoming webinars will address the following topics on the dates indicated: 9 June 2020 - Financing Mechanisms 15...

05 June 2020

UN-Water launch Analytical Brief on Unconventional Water Resources

At the same time water is increasingly considered as an instrument for international cooperation to support food production, livelihoods...

First Convoy of Congolese Refugee to be repatriated

03 June 2020

Hygiene: UN-Water GLAAS findings on national policies, plans, targets and finance

Frequent and proper hand hygiene is one of the most important measures that can be used to prevent infection...

01 June 2020

Virtual Dresden Nexus Conference 2020: Circular Economy in a Sustainable Society

Focus will be placed on how the Nexus Approach to the management of environmental resources, such as water, soil...

28 May 2020

E-Learning courses to revitalize agriculture in fragile contexts

In the framework of the Building Forward Better Initiative - Strengthening natural resources management capacities to revitalize agriculture in...

25 May 2020

Take a one minute survey and voice your opinion for United Nations 75th Anniversary

To mark its 75th anniversary, the United Nations is launching a global conversation on the role of international cooperation...

21 May 2020

FAO releases policy brief on integrated agriculture water management and health

The Land and Water Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently released a...

18 May 2020

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on menstrual health and hygiene

Primary impacts of an outbreak are defined as the direct and immediate consequences of the epidemic on human health...

14 May 2020

Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management for COVID-19

Ensuring good and consistently applied water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management practices in communities, homes, schools, marketplaces, prisons and...

ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

11 May 2020

WHO document: Strengthening Preparedness for COVID-19 in Cities and Urban Settings

These settings face unique dynamics that affect preparedness – they serve as travel hubs, have a higher risk of...

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