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05 October 2017

Global Task Force commit to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030

(Story from UNICEF ): An ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from cholera by 90% by 2030 was recently...

02 October 2017

Water pollution is an increasing global concern

According to the report, rising demand for food with high environmental footprints, such as meat from industrial farms, is...

28 September 2017

SDG 6 in the Asia and the Pacific region

The main objective of the Report is to highlight critical gaps and challenges of the region in achieving the...

South Sudanese Migrate Home by Thousands

25 September 2017

Climate variability, environmental changes and human mobility

This is particularly true in arid and semi-arid regions, where often migration is both the result of and a...

21 September 2017

High-level Panel on Water calls to action

At the occasion of the UN General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) in New York, the High Level...

18 September 2017

Report of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace

The Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace was launched in November 2015 by 15 co-convening countries; Cambodia...

18 September 2017

IFAD President appointed Chair of UN-Water

In his role as Chair, Houngbo will lead in bringing together and leveraging the efforts of a number of...

17 September 2017

Asian solutions for water

Among other things, an Asia to World Statements will be hosted, which is the platform for the highest participation...

14 September 2017

IWMI provides rapid emergency response maps

International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has used satellite images which can penetrate cloud, providing a clear overview of areas...

11 September 2017

UNICEF photo story of displaces families in South Sudan

Gathering under trees offering little escape from the brutal heat, many have no shelter and sleep in the open...

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