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Girl featches water, using empty pumpkins as containers.

24 October 2022

Report: Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation of indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples often live in marginal territories in harsh conditions. Their stewardship of natural resources can offer valuable lessons...

20 October 2022

World Toilet Day 2022: Sanitation and groundwater

The World Toilet Day 2022 campaign, called ‘Making the invisible visible’, focuses on the impact of the sanitation crisis...

17 October 2022

Sanitation Workers Knowledge and Learning Hub launched

The Sanitation Workers Knowledge and Learning Hub has been launched during Stockholm World Water Week. The Initiative for Sanitation...

Person digging hole in the dry river to find water.

15 October 2022

Valuing the invisible: Transboundary groundwater resources cooperation

During the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, the side-event Valuing the Invisible - the Importance of Transboundary...

13 October 2022

The 2022 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council

The 2022 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council will take place on 3 and 4 November 2022 and...

Female teacher giving lecture on water in classroom with girls.

10 October 2022

Women And Water: On The Frontline Of Climate Change

As stewards of water, women and girls confront the impacts of climate change every day yet in many cases...

04 October 2022

UN 2023 Water Conference online stakeholder informative webinar

The Conference is formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN...

MINUSMA meets university students of Bamako

30 September 2022

WMO HydroHub Youth Symposium

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) believes that youth engagement in the innovation and operations of water monitoring systems is...

28 September 2022

Overview 2022-2024 data compilation process and timeline for SDG 6 global indicators

The work is referred to as the ‘2023 Data Drive’, and it involves countries collecting and reporting data on...

26 September 2022

New WHO/UNICEF report on WASH in health care facilities

Half of health care facilities around the world lack basic hygiene services (access to soap and water or alcohol-based...

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