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05 June 2025

Bridging Freshwater and Ocean Action: From the UN Ocean Conference to the 2026 UN Water Conference

This event will explore the vital link between freshwater and marine ecosystems and the need for a unified “source-to-sea”...

02 June 2025

Global Water Partnership Organisation opens MoU to new governments

The GWPO provides the legal framework and operational support for the Global Water Partnership (GWP) – a broad international...

Plastic waste on beach, fishingboats in the background

29 May 2025

World Environment Day 2025: Global Call to #BeatPlasticPollution

This year, World Environment Day joins the UN Environment Programme-led #BeatPlasticPollution initiative to mobilize communities worldwide to implement and...

26 May 2025

Global workshop on ecosystems conservation and restoration in transboundary basins

Organized under the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Water Convention and co-led by France, Slovenia, and Zambia, the...

23 May 2025

SDG 6 Water Action Agenda Special Event at the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) 2025

The SDG 6 Water Action Agenda Special Event will take place on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, from 3:00-6:00pm EDT...

19 May 2025

2026 UN Water Conference

Since the UN 2023 Water Conference, which was the first such event in nearly half a century, the inaugural...

Two girls walking out from school toilet

15 May 2025

Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025: Bridging Gaps in Dignity, Data, and Investment

Menstrual Hygiene Day is about the persistent inequalities surrounding menstrual health and hygiene (MHH). This year's Menstrual Hygiene Day...

On 12 October 2016 in Jérémie, Haiti, Mylove Théogène, 8, washes dishes with a small amount of water outside her collapsed home. Mylove’s family stayed in their home on a hilltop until their home collapsed around 5:00am on the night Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti. Then, the family then moved to a school house for shelter. "I thought I was going to die. I thought my family would all die" said Mylove. The family of five lost their father in February 2016, when he fell from a tree while collecting fruit f

12 May 2025

New WHO Report Highlights Ongoing Gaps in Global Health Equity

The World report on social determinants of health equity, launched on 6 May 2025, reviews the insufficient progress on...

Female farmer in a the field, Madagascar

08 May 2025

FAO Launches Call for Land, Soil, and Water Solutions to Mark 80th Anniversary

FAO invites its Members to submit proven, innovative, and scalable solutions that have strengthened food security and promoted resilient...

05 May 2025

6th Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Congress

The Congress will provide a platform for networking, innovation, and collaboration. Attendees will engage with industry pioneers, explore cutting-edge...

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