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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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UN photo of wetland
02 December 2024

UNEP: Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas

Despite their critical role in mitigating climate change and providing essential ecosystem services, peatlands face significant threats and remain...
The Climate Dictionary
28 November 2024

UNDP: The Climate Dictionary - Nature Edition

The newly-published Climate Dictionary: Nature Edition , from the United Nations Development Programme, highlights a crucial issue: humanity’s relationship...
Girl washing her hands in toilet
25 November 2024

GCF: Practical guidelines for designing climate-resilient sanitation projects

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) – a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement of the UNFCCC - is...
UN photo/Auzan Ijazah
21 November 2024

WHO and UNICEF: Steps to achieve universal access to safely managed sanitation

This new guide provides practical steps for implementing safely managed sanitation services, offering a roadmap for countries to accelerate...
World Toilet Day illustration
18 November 2024

World Toilet Day 2024 event: Sanitation for Peace

The theme of World Toilet Day 2024 is “Sanitation for Peace”, highlighting the essential role of safe toilets and...
In the images, Jiya and her daughter Dipika(7), suffer from early symptoms of fluorosis. With the installation of a solar De-flouridation unit (DFU) plant by Public Health Engineering Dept, Government of Rajasthan, on the outskirts of their village (add name of village), they now have a sustained access to safe water. The convergent approch of Integrated Flourorsis Mitigation (IFM), was demonstrated by UNICEF in areas having more than permissible flouride content of 1.5mg per litre in drinking water.
11 November 2024

UN Climate Change Conference Baku - COP 29

Water-related issues will be an important part of the outcome COP 29 Declaration, which will call for integrated approaches...
40th UN-Water meeting
11 November 2024

40th UN-Water Meeting

Mrs. Marsudi emphasized water’s essential role in prosperity and peace. She also highlighted the need for cooperation, collaboration, and...
A fisherman standing in his boat while fishing at in a lake, India.
07 November 2024

Biodiversity COP 16: “Making peace with nature”

COP 16 will resume at a later date and venue to complete the agenda. As a measure of progress...
Dry landscape
04 November 2024

FAO Drought Finance Tracker

Building on the original platform, the updated Drought Finance Tracker ‘2.0’ now leverages 20 years of data from the...
Nurse washing her hands
31 October 2024

New guidance for developing inclusive health infrastructure

The guidance aims to accelerate efforts toward Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, which calls for ensuring healthy lives and...

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