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Water flows through the news every day. Many stories about climate change, economics, politics, culture and leisure have a water-related dimension. Explore what UN-Water’s Members and Partners are doing around the world on water.

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Nurse washing her hands
01 July 2024

WHO’s Global Framework for WASH, Waste and Electricity in Health Facilities (2024-2030)

Aimed at creating resilient, high-quality health services, the Framework is designed to support the implementation of the recent UN...
Water a shared prosperity cover
27 June 2024

World Bank report: Water for Shared Prosperity

Water for Shared Prosperity defines four interconnected building blocks of prosperity: health and education (human capital), jobs and income...
Global NDC Conference 2017, Berlin
24 June 2024

IWA Digital Water Summit

Targeting all stakeholders involved in water sector digitalization, the Summit will have a focus on business and industry. Water...
Water infrastructure
20 June 2024

World Bank: Funding a Water-Secure Future

According to the report, annual spending on water is $164.6 billion in developing countries, which amounts to roughly 0.5...
Female holding menstrual hygiene pad.
17 June 2024

WHO/UNICEF: new report on menstrual health and hygiene in schools

A new global report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals major gaps...
Child hands with dry land in the foregrounds
13 June 2024

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June

Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40...
Slai-d-Fakty-i-tsifry-o-vode-v-Tadzhikistane
10 June 2024

Dushanbe Water Process: Third Dushanbe Water Action Decade Conference

The Dushanbe Water Process is an important initiative of the Government of Tajikistan to support the implementation of internationally...
Children planting tree.
05 June 2024

World Environment Day 2024

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day...
Water pump in rural comunity
03 June 2024

Water for Climate Mitigation study presented at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

This conference is a pre-sessional event in preparation for the COP29 . Attended by an estimated 3,000 to 4,000...
General Assembly
30 May 2024

Water Action Agenda progress report

To date, the Water Action Agenda has more than 830 commitments, reflecting significant global mobilization and heightened ambition towards...

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