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28 Nov 2024

40th UN Water Meeting Held in New York:

Background The 40th UN-Water Meeting was held at UN Headquarters in New York, from 4-5 November 2024. UN-Water is the coordination body which brings together more than 30 United Nations entities which implement water and sanitation related programmes with the intention to 'deliver as one' in response to water and sanitation related challenges...

8 Sep 2022

Egypt: Cairo Water Week, COP 27 and the road to New York

At World Water Week, The Water Diplomat caught up with Dr Eman Soliman, Head of Planning at Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation. Dr. Tobias Schmitz: Thank you very much for your time, Dr Soliman. I would very much like to talk to you about the preparations for Cairo Water Week as well as all the preparations that have been taking place...

1 Aug 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States

UN General Assembly Recognises Human Right To A Healthy Environment

The new resolution affirms a right that had earlier been recognised as a part of international human rights law and procedures by the UN Human Rights Council but also creates new formal links to environmental agreements.

30 Jul 2022 YORK, United Kingdom

Pharmaceutical Waste Endangering World’s Rivers

Forty-three percent of the world's rivers have levels of pharmaceutical pollution that are of concern.

28 Jul 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States

SDG 6 Special Event At The High-Level Political Forum

A safe and prosperous society depends on public health and those societies with better access to basic services are better equipped to cope with disruptions such as the pandemic. Leaders call for more strategic directions.

5 Jul 2022 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan

Dushanbe Declaration Sets The Course For New York

The Dushanbe Declaration emphasises the relationships between water, climate change, and disaster risk reduction, mentioning water in the context of national adaptation plans and climate finance.

8 Jun 2022 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan

Dushanbe Conference Opens

Through resolution 75/212 by the United Nations General Assembly, the Dushanbe Conference has been mandated to function as a preparatory conference for a major UN water conference which will take place in New York in March 2023.

26 Apr 2022 DUSHANBE, Tajikistan

The Dushanbe Process: Supporting The Decade For Action On Water

The government of Tajikistan shares the background of the Dushanbe Process and how the second conference is now considered a stepping stone on the "Road To New York".

26 Apr 2022 NEW YORK NY, United States

Water Scarcity And Climate Change Trigger Migration In Iraq

A new research series to inform the UN Security Council (UNSC) on climate-related and development risks in selected countries has launched its summary on Iraq. It highlights the vulnerability of Iraq to the impacts of climate change, its dependency on natural resources, and the environment of conflict, poverty, political instability and corruption.

5 Apr 2022 DAKAR, Senegal