Catalyzing Youth Leadership for Water and Peace

The World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) equips youth with skills in water and peace, transboundary cooperation, and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), while facilitating youth dialogues on these critical topics. Through a working group on Blue Peace, WYPW members actively contribute to peacebuilding initiatives in regions like the Middle East and Central Asia, partnering with organizations such as the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Geneva Water Hub. With the support from the International Secretariat for Water (ISW), youth representatives from WYPW also participate in basin-level governance mechanisms and discussions.

Contributing Action Number

CA2.28

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Additional Entry Point(s)

4: Accelerate progress and transformational change

Output(s)

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

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)

Type of Engagement

Capacity development and technical assistance

Convening of stakeholders

Geographical Scope

Global level

More information

https://www.thebluepeaceinitiative.org/blue-peace-and-youth.html

Leading Entity

World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)

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.