10th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention
Growing from a regional to a global instrument, with five more countries joining in 2023, the Water Convention is a crucial intergovernmental platform to discuss transboundary water cooperation. MoP 10 aims to strengthen transboundary cooperation, which is crucial for peace, sustainable development, and climate action. It marks a significant milestone for the global water community, driving the transboundary water cooperation agenda at the international level. The meeting will begin with a high-level segment titled "Our Waters, our Future...
Global Sanitation Summit
The Summit highlighted the urgent need for sector alignment and coordination to advance safely managed sanitation and overall water...
Launch of United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation
Following an opening keynote address by a representative of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the UN System-wide...
New FAO digital ‘Compendium on drought impact and vulnerability’
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the united Nations (FAO) has unveiled a digital Compendium on drought impact and...
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Billions of people are still living without safely managed water and sanitation. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is integral to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to end extreme poverty and protect the planet.
Communications should be a two-way exchange. ‘Questions people ask’ is a new feature where we answer some of the questions we get asked about important issues, such as, climate change, water scarcity, toilet equity and wastewater. Through responding to queries from our audiences, we aim to explain key issues in a clear and engaging way that fosters ongoing conversations.
The UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal brings all the United Nations’ water and sanitation information into one place. Designed for decision-makers, advisors, technical professionals, researchers and students, there are tools to help visualize and analyse the information, creating a clear picture of how the world is progressing towards the various SDG 6 targets.
Monitoring progress towards SDG 6 helps policy- and decision makers identify challenges and opportunities, set priorities, communicate progress, and generate support and investment. SDG 6 Progress Reports are primarily based on national official data sources, compiled and validated by United Nations custodian agencies.
The first-ever UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation unites UN support to countries to accelerate progress on water-related goals and targets, including SDG 6. Action on water and sanitation is key to solving many global challenges. The strategy’s vision is a world with accessible, available and sustainably managed water and sanitation for all people and the planet.
UN-Water identifies emerging issues and develops collaborative contributions to global policy frameworks on disasters, climate change, sustainable development and other issues.
UN-Water is a monitoring hub, providing coherent and reliable data and information on key water trends and management issues throughout the water cycle.
UN-Water coordinates global thematic campaigns for World Water Day and World Toilet Day every year and creates engaging communications on key water related issues.
