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03 October 2018

WHO launch global guidelines on sanitation and health

On 1 October, World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first global guidelines on sanitation and health. The new guidelines...

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01 October 2018

8th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention

The Meeting will consider different aspects of transboundary water cooperation that have been in the 2016-2018 Convention’s programme of...

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27 September 2018

The Global Wetland Outlook

Approximately 35 per cent of the world’s wetlands were lost between 1970-2015 with annual rates of loss accelerating from...

24 September 2018

'Solutions to water challenges in the Middle East and North Africa region'

During the World Water Week in Stockholm, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a...

20 September 2018

Call for inputs on human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Civil society, human rights activists and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to submit general input and specific proposals with...

First Day of Voting in Southern Sudan Referendum

17 September 2018

How many people can share a toilet?

To help start addressing the issue of failed management of shared facilities, the World Bank has drawn on a...

Portrait of young girls in the Sultan Colony, an encampment in the Province of Punjab, near the city of Multan.

13 September 2018

Children among most vulnerable to extreme weather

Numerous studies have documented that the frequency and severity of heatwaves across the globe has increased. Children are especially...

10 September 2018

39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council hosted in Geneva

During the session, high-level discussions will be held on various human rights related issues, such as the right to...

07 September 2018

World Toilet Day 2018: When nature calls

This is a crisis that is devastating public health, living conditions, nutrition, education and economic productivity across the developing...

03 September 2018

An overview of key economic and social developments in the Arab region

The Report is built around three action pillars: inclusive development, regional integration and good governance and resilience. From the...

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