Facilitate confidential dialogue platforms

Facilitate confidential dialogue (‘safe space’) platforms and processes to prevent or at least mitigate the emergence of contentious issues between local communities, national and regional decisions makers. Enhance the role of river basin organizations as agents of peace.
Leading Entity
Geneva Water Hub
Collaborating Entity(ies)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Contributing Action Number
CA2.5
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)
Cross-cutting work on SDG 6
SDG target 6.1: Achieve safe and affordable drinking water
SDG target 6.5: Implement integrated water resources management (IWRM)
SDG target 6.A: Expand international cooperation and capacity-building
SDG target 6.B: Support stakeholder participation
Type of Engagement
Implementation (e.g. direct support and service delivery, pilot or larger scale)
Capacity development and technical assistance
Convening of stakeholders
Geographical Scope
Regional, transboundary and sub-regional (multi-country) level
Country(ies)
Algeria
Bahrain
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Egypt
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
State of Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Syria
Togo
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Start Date
End Date

Leading Entity

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.