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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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29 July 2015

Preparing for Stockholm

29 July 2015

Cost of Monitoring the SDGs in the Water Sector

28 July 2015

“It is possible,” UN expert Léo Heller says on the human right to water & sanitation

“Five years ago today, the United Nations Member States explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation at...

15 July 2015

Partners To Discuss Potential For Innovative Financing and Resource Mobilization at a WASH-focused side event at Financing for Development (FfD) Conference

30 June 2015

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) launch 2015 Progress Update and MDG Assessment

Closing the gaps and achieving universal access for all is the challenge now facing the global community. Over the...

03 June 2015

Tajikistan to Focus on Past Achievements and Ways Forward

Twelve years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution initiated by the Republic of Tajikistan and declared...

27 May 2015

Teach a Water Class

25 May 2015

GLAAS 2014 Findings – Special Report for Africa

This report highlights the substantial gains that have been made with African countries, and the external support agencies (ESAs)...

29 April 2015

Nepal Earthquake: Urgent Need for Water, Sanitation and Food

As the death toll rises above 4000 people after the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, an estimated...

28 April 2015

Water Ripples Social Media

The global celebration of World Water Day took place around 22 March with the official UN celebrations in India...

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UN-Water’s Members and Partners are often in the media raising awareness of water-related issues around the world. We welcome opportunities and enquiries from journalists, researchers and any parties interested in engaging with and promoting our work.