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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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Female farmer in a the field, Madagascar

16 November 2023

Evaluation of ILO’s work in the rural economy

Covering the period 2016-23, the evaluation focused on rural employment, using data gathered through a synthesis of 32 reports...

13 November 2023

Open WHO course on WASH and neglected tropical diseases

NTDs are a pressing global health concern, impacting over 1.6 billion people, predominantly within marginalized communities. The availability and...

Man on bike with belongings in flooded street

12 November 2023

Forthcoming water study on climate mitigation measures

The UN Water Expert Group on Water and Climate Change is undertaking a study on the water requirements of...

09 November 2023

UN-Water Webinars for Promoting Gender Contextualization of the SDG 6 Global Indicators

On the 14 and 16 November, the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (IMI-SDG6) held a...

06 November 2023

8th IAHR Europe Congress - ‘Water - Across Boundaries’

Entitled ‘Water - Across Boundaries’, the congress will attract experts and professionals from around the world and present an...

02 November 2023

Water at the Heart of Climate Action

With funding and support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, ‘Water at the Heart of Climate Action’ is a...

30 October 2023

UNICEF: Children being displaced by climate change

Millions of children are being driven from their homes by weather-related events, exacerbated by climate change, according to a...

26 October 2023

SWA Africa Finance Ministers' Meeting 2023

This virtual meeting is open to the public and will focus on how finance ministers, in collaboration with other...

23 October 2023

High Level Integrated Workshop on UN-Water SDG 6 Capacity Development Initiative in Panama

The Government of Panama has informed various fora, such as the High Level Political Forum, of their struggle with...

On 8 August 2020, Rebecca Akamasi carries her child Akal Akamasi across a small inlet off Lake Turkana beyond Kalokol town.

19 October 2023

State of Global Water Resources 2022

Droughts and extreme rainfall events are taking a heavy toll on lives and economies. Melting snow, ice and glaciers...

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