Contributing Actions to the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

UN-Water Members and Partners’ activities are categorised as Contributing Actions towards the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028. In this section, you can discover who does what.

Driving water and sanitation agenda in the pan-European region through the Protocol on Water and Health

Implementation period: 2026

2028

The Protocol requires its Parties to set integrated targets on water, sanitation and health. Such targets are set at national level through an intersectoral and...

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3: Align UN system support for integration

Geographical Scope

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

SR Water contribute to the realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation through country visits.

Implementation period: 2008

As part of the mandated activities of mandate holders, the SR undertakes two country visits per year.

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2: Engage better for countries

Geographical Scope

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

To help countries better understand the water-related losses and damages they face, which will inform risk reduction and adaptation measures, as well as water resource management plans.

Implementation period: 1994

With a growing impact of the climate emergency, water-related disasters are only expected to increase in their frequency, impact and magnitude. This necessitates a significant...

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Geographical Scope

Country-level (national, subnational and local)