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12 May 2022

Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all

On 2 and 3 June 2022, Stockholm+50, a high-level international environmental meeting, will be held in Sweden. Anchored in...

09 May 2022

Dushanbe Water Process

The Government of Tajikistan, committed to continue providing a platform for policy dialogue, partnership and action, is organizing, with...

05 May 2022

36th UN-Water Meeting

The 36th UN-Water Meeting, convened in Geneva, Switzerland, from 7-8 April 2022, offered 121 participants from UN-Water Members, Partners...

02 May 2022

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

Hand hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC) in health facilities helps protect the health and safety of patients...

25 April 2022

Sanitation and Water for All (SWA): Sector Ministers’ Meeting

Sanitation and Water for All’s (SWA) 2022 Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM) is taking place in Jakarta, Indonesia on 18-19...

25 April 2022

COP15 session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)...

21 April 2022

SDG Action Awards

The UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) Action Awards celebrate initiatives that mobilize, inspire and connect people to drive action...

18 April 2022

Summary Report of the Global Online Stakeholder Consultation

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

14 April 2022

WHO-UNICEF webinar: "Is your facility WASH FIT 2022?”

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF will run a webinar called "Is your facility WASH FIT 2022?" at...

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11 April 2022

UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 Steering Committee meeting held in March

On 2-3 March, the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6) Steering Committee met to review the 2021...

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