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27 September 2016

Not business as usual

14 September 2016

Work-in-progress workshop in the Netherlands, 7-9 September 2016

As part of the pilot testing of SDG 6 monitoring in 2016, pilot countries gathered in Delft, the Netherlands...

29 August 2016

2030 Agenda: New report looks at water and sanitation interlinkages

At the 2016 edition of World Water Week in Stockholm, UN-Water launched a new brief that looks at addressing...

15 August 2016

Review of monitoring methodologies for SDG 6 global indicators

The review is now finalized - for the results of the review, please refer to the summary of received...

11 August 2016

Sessions and digital engagement at World Water Week

07 July 2016

The full picture - a holistic water goal

The goal has eight targets that relate to 6.1) safe drinking water, 6.2) adequate sanitation and hygiene, 6.3) water...

07 June 2016

National pilot testing for monitoring: Latest workshop in Peru

Monitoring methodologies for SDG 6 indicators are now being piloted in six countries, examining the technical feasibility of methodologies...

IOM distributes laundry soap at the UNMISS base in Malakal

28 May 2016

Menstrual Hygiene Day

Secretary-General Meets Members of the Joint United Nations and World Bank High-Level Panel on Water.

22 April 2016

UN and World Bank announce members of joint high-level panel on water

The Panel is co-chaired by the Presidents of Mauritius and Mexico, and it comprises eight additional Heads of State/Government...

22 March 2016

Water drives job creation and economic growth, says new UN World Water Development Report

The report notes that half of the world's workers - 1.5 billion people - are employed in eight water...

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