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06 November 2017

UNDP photo story from dry season in Benin

In response, the Government of Benin has launched the National Rural Drinking Water Supply Programme. The objective of the...

02 November 2017

E-book on sustainable sanitation systems

An option for low income countries and rural areas, is to promote wastewater treatment in ponds and lagoons, as...

31 October 2017

Survey for SDG 6 data portal

Through the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 , the United Nations compiles country data to report on...

30 October 2017

Restoring water treatment plant in Bentiu

Unsafe water puts people, especially children, at increased risk of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera. In South...

26 October 2017

Children as agents of change

UNICEF is working with the Government to launch water and sanitation initiatives at 20 schools across the country. The...

24 October 2017

Introduction to Water Diplomacy online course

The course aims to raise awareness on the current state of freshwater resources worldwide and the need for suitable...

UNAMID opens new schools and a clinic in Kuma Garadayat, North Darfur.

23 October 2017

World Bank WASH Poverty Diagnostic

The report examines a number of questions: Who are the poor people in a country and where do they...

19 October 2017

On the ground in drought-affected areas

Against the backdrop of to assessing the situation on the ground and understanding better how their projects are helping...

17 October 2017

How will we feed 9 billion people by 2050?

In 2017 focusing on the future of migration, with the theme “Change the future of migration. Invest in food...

16 October 2017

Without water, nothing is secure

United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) launch new policy brief on water security. The brief...

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