International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025

IYGP 2025 is aimed at raising awareness, pursuing policy advocacy, and facilitating actionable and sustainable measures for preservation of glaciers.

Collaborating Entity(ies)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Contributing Action Number

CA2.15

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Additional Entry Point(s)

1: Lead and inspire collective action

3: Align UN system support for integration

4: Accelerate progress and transformational change

Output(s)

Output 1.2: Action is inspired by compelling and unified UN system communications and messaging on water

Output 2.1: Expertise and resources are fully leveraged by the UN system to support countries, with emphasis on the water and sanitation needs of developing countries

Output 2.2: Diverse stakeholders and partnerships are mobilized by the UN system to support countries’ progress on water and sanitation

Output 3.1: Operational and financial strategies, policies and approaches of the UN system are aligned to harness complementarity

Output 3.2: Integrated policy frameworks to manage water and sanitation across sectors are supported by the UN system using latest data and evidence

Output 4.4: Enabling environments for water and sanitation innovation are supported by the UN system, including policies, partnerships, and transfer of technology to remove barriers, with emphasis on technology transfer needs of developing countries

Output 4.5: Governance of water and sanitation is improved through UN system support, including with emphasis on the needs of developing countries

SDG 6 Target(s)

SDG target 6.5: Implement integrated water resources management (IWRM)

SDG target 6.6: Protect and restore water-related ecosystems

SDG target 6.A: Expand international cooperation and capacity-building

SDG target 6.B: Support stakeholder participation

SDG target 11.5: Reduce number of deaths, people affected and economic losses caused by disasters, including water-related disasters

Type of Engagement

Convening of stakeholders

Policy advice and thought leadership

Geographical Scope

Global level

Estimated Annual Budget

Below 1 million USD

More information

https://www.un-glaciers.org/en

Leading Entity

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

The Contributing Actions are key initiatives supporting the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, aligning individual and joint efforts across UN entities and partnering organizations to advance global water and sanitation goals. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028, which provides a structured approach to achieving system-wide impact through coordinated UN efforts.
The Priority Collaborative Actions outlined in the framework focus on enhancing water security, improving governance, strengthening climate resilience, and accelerating progress on sanitation and hygiene. By fostering system-wide collaboration among UN agencies, these actions help drive policy coherence, knowledge sharing, and innovative solutions to address the world’s most pressing water challenges.