Ensure protection, health, well-being and dignity of forcibly displaced people by providing access to WASH services

2.1: Contributing with resources and expertise to support displaced populations and hosting communities with access to WASH in a climate-resilient manner. 2.2: With governments, development stakeholders and local service providers and users support inclusion of refugee hosting areas into existing local water and sanitation systems to support host countries' progress on water and sanitation.

Contributing Action Number

CA2.3

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Output(s)

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

SDG 6 Target(s)

SDG target 6.1: Achieve safe and affordable drinking water

SDG target 6.2: Achieve access to sanitation and hygiene and end open defecation

Type of Engagement

Implementation (e.g. direct support and service delivery, pilot or larger scale)

Capacity development and technical assistance

Policy advice and thought leadership

Geographical Scope

Global level

Regional, transboundary and sub-regional (multi-country) level

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

Leading Entity

United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)

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.