INTERVIEW: Turn the tide on water crisis with game-changing commitments, urge co-hosts of UN conference
Water is life, yet this vital natural resource is being [...]
UN 2023 Water Conference
In March 2023, the world will come together to [...]
Ancient tale of hummingbird inspires UN World Water Day campaign
16 January, GENEVA – Inspired by an ancient tale [...]
UN Water Conference: Water a ‘dealmaker’ for multilateral cooperation and the SDGs
13 January, NEW YORK – Water can be a [...]
Paris Groundwater Summit sets stage for next year’s UN Water Conference
8 December – The UN Groundwater Summit concluded today with [...]
Countries, UN join forces to boost transboundary water cooperation
8 December – Governments, UN entities and other organizations launched [...]
World Toilet Day: UN’s game plan for adequate toilet for all
18 November, NEW YORK – Ahead of the World Toilet [...]
Water prominent on COP27 agenda
The second week of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) [...]
‘No issue more urgent than water,’ says General Assembly President, ahead of UN Water Conference preparatory meeting
NEW YORK, 14 October – The United Nations and partners [...]
United Nations spotlights the invisible value of groundwater during World Water Week
25 August – Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation [...]
United Nations launches framework to speed up progress on water and sanitation goal
Press release UN-Water New York, 9 July—The UN announced [...]
Eight things you need to know about the sanitation crisis
A toilet is not just a toilet. It’s a life-saver, [...]
Media Advisory | UN Biodiversity Conference, 17-29 November 2018
6 November – In collaboration with the Government of [...]
Scale and speed needed to make water, sanitation and hygiene a reality for all
By Paul Polman,CEO of Unilever, vice-chair of the UN Global [...]
Spouts of Water
By Andrew Kaggwa, Daily Monitor, UgandaOne by one, the pupils [...]
Flushing Away the Act of Flushing
By Gabriel Alves, Folha de São Paulo, Brazil It was [...]
UN forum to coordinate global efforts to address worsening water shortages
With extreme weather costing hundreds of billions a year and [...]
Science and technology can help tackle key sustainable development challenges
Integrated science is essential to strengthen water management, sustainably use the oceans and tackle climate change, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on World Science Day for Peace and Development.
Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water
The United Nations refugee agency announced today that it has [...]