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Final meeting of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation

25 November 2015

UN Urges Open, Frank Discussion on Hygiene and Sanitation

He urged the world to work together and have an open frank discussion on the importance of toilets and...

05 November 2015

UN High-Level Water and Sanitation Days

The new 2030 Agenda has water and sanitation at its core, with a dedicated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6...

27 October 2015

UN-Water Releases Publication on Eliminating Discrimination and Inequalities in Access to Water and Sanitation

At present, nearly 663 million people still live without access to improved drinking water sources, roughly 2.4 billion do...

25 October 2015

UN-Water's Latest Partner with Special Status Hosts Event to Connect Water and Disasters in the SDGs

Dr. Han opened the meeting with his opening address to present his role as the Special Envoy in the...

19 October 2015

Recent UNGA Side Event Discusses WASH Issues as a Basis for Achieving the SDGs

On behalf of the four hosting Member States, the Director General for Development Cooperation at the Netherlands Ministry of...

05 October 2015

Global Handwashing Day is October 15!

01 September 2015

UNU-INWEH - Vacancy: Director of UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health

The Director is responsible for producing world class, policy relevant research that contributes to important policy debates within the...

01 September 2015

Making the Sustainable Development Goals Known to All

Following a successful final round of negotiations in July, Member States have agreed upon a framework for 2030 Development...

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01 September 2015

New Portrait Series

01 September 2015

Save the Date: World Toilet Day 2015

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