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28 August 2019

2019 GLAAS: weak systems and funding gaps jeopardize drinking-water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries

The call came as the international water sector meets in Stockholm for its annual conference during World Water Week...

27 August 2019

Launch of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Data Portal

The SDG 6 Data Portal is one of the flagship products of UN-Water’s Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6...

19 August 2019

6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector

The call for abstract is open for high-quality papers with particular attention to the Symposium focus on leadership in...

15 August 2019

New World Bank-FAO paper on water management in fragile systems

A new discussion paper by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank...

12 August 2019

Using data to save lives when disasters strike

For farmers in rural Cambodia, knowing in advance that a storm is coming or flooding is predicted could be...

08 August 2019

World Water Week in Stockholm 2019

UN-Water events and sessions Leaving No One Behind, the UN World Water Development Report Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization...

05 August 2019

New UN report reveals that world hunger is still not going down

The number of undernourished people in the world has been on the rise since 2015 and is back to...

01 August 2019

Launch of United Nations Statistics Division SDG Report

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 reviews progress in the fourth year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for...

29 July 2019

HLPF side event highlights the critical role of water to achieve the SDGs

SDG 6 on clean water and sanitation provides a unique opportunity to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda due...

25 July 2019

IAEA interactive map on nuclear technology and water management

The interactive map provides information about nuclear applications, responding to questions such as; How isotope techniques can provide information...

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