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A lot can change in ten years

The United Nations has committed to focus on water for a decade. That’s ten years to advance sustainable development. Ten years to breathe new air into existing programmes and projects. Play your part and make a difference.

Countries are already taking action…

Inspiring stories about how state actors are improving water services for millions of people every year.

South Africa

“South Africa is a water...

Ireland

“Ireland supports intern...

United Arab Emirates

“The government of the U...

Singapore

Singapore has come a long way in achieving universal access to affordable and high quality water, as well as 100% modern sanitation. In the 1960s, Singapore was like many other…...

Italy

“Italy, a Mediterranean ...

Cyprus

“The importance of water...

 …and so are organizations

Explore the ways that organizations around the world are working on the water crisis.

Youth for water and climate

Inspire action to achieve the 2030 Agenda
January 5, 2018

Convinced that once youth are fully equipped to realize their potential, they can become creators, leaders, an...

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Advance sustainable development
September 18, 2018

‘The Conference, held in June in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, offered a timely opportunity to discuss how to ac...

The World Toilet Day

Inspire action to achieve the 2030 Agenda
January 20, 2018

World Toilet Day is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Today, 4.5 billion people l...

Thematic discussion on sanitation and hygiene behaviour

Inspire action to achieve the 2030 Agenda
November 19, 2017

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council Community of Practice on Sanitation and Hygiene in Devel...

World Water Forum

Inspire action to achieve the 2030 Agenda
March 5, 2018

The World Water Forum is a multi-stakeholder platform devoted to the advancement and resolution of key water i...

Socio-economic development in African countries

Advance sustainable development
November 30, 2017

African economies depend heavily on rain-fed agriculture and population majority depend on wood as fuel. Sever...

What’s happening right now

 

The Permanent Mission of Fiji, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, Tajikistan and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and with the support of UN-Water are organizing a High-level Event on “Transformative Water Actions to Accelerate Global Achievement of Climate Change related Goals”.

The event will take place in the United Nations Headquarters, New York on 25 September 2019.

  • Click here to read more about the United Nations High-level week hosted 21-27 September in New York.
  • Download the UN-Water Policy Brief on Climate Change and Water here.

About the Decade

 

Water Action Decade 2018-2028

Water and sanitation are preconditions to life and we must put a greater focus on these human rights. During the decade, the international community sets out to:

  1. Advance sustainable development
  2. Energize existing programmes and projects
  3. Inspire action to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Learn more about the objectives in the  UN Secretary General’s Action Plan.