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Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

·March 22, 2023·1 min read

The crisis has left families in the flood-affected areas with no choice but to use potentially contaminated water. “Safe drinking water is not a privilege, it is a basic human right”, said UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, Abdullah Fadil. “Yet, every day, millions of girls and boys in Pakistan are fighting...

Origami hummingbirds to make a splash at UN Water Conference

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·March 19, 2023·4 min read

In an ancient Peruvian folktale, a hummingbird fetches water to put out a forest fire, one drop at a time. The other animals look on and laugh at her. Then, the little bird replies, “I’m doing what I can.” The tale inspired UN-Water, which coordinates the world body’s work on...

5 Things You Should Know About the UN 2023 Water Conference

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·March 19, 2023·6 min read

Water is at the core of sustainable development. It supports all aspects of life on Earth, and access to safe and clean water is a basic human right. However, decades of mismanagement and misuse have intensified water stress, threatening the many aspects of life that depend on this crucial resource....

INTERVIEW: Turn the tide on water crisis with game-changing commitments, urge co-hosts of UN conference

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·February 28, 2023·8 min read

Bringing together Governments, institutions, banks, businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), youth, women, indigenous peoples and many other stakeholders from around the world, the UN 2023 Water Conference (22 to 24 March) will seek to find game-changing solutions to the multifaceted global crisis of ‘too much water’, such as storms and floods;...

Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all

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·December 15, 2022·1 min read

Although 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve drinking water targets by the end of the decade, only a quarter are likely to meet sanitation targets. The findings come in a report published by WHO and UN-Water, which brings together UN agencies and other organizations working on...

UN taps potential for trust-building on shared water resources

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·December 13, 2022·2 min read

“This year’s terrible floods and droughts in almost all corners of the planet illustrate the critical importance of water to all aspects of society and the environment,” said the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which includes 56 member States in Europe, North America and Asia. “More than three billion...

‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference |

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·October 25, 2022·5 min read

The results emerging from roundtables on governance, capacity development, data and information, innovation and financing, will be shared with national representatives on Tuesday, at a preparatory meeting for the UN 2023 Water Conference, taking place in March. Noting that the world stands at a watershed moment, the President of the...

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all |

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·October 24, 2022·2 min read

Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the planet is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all 193 UN Member States in 2015. The report revealed that although more than two billion people gained access to safe drinking water over the past two decades, a quarter of...