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United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations (UN) entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues.
UN-Water's role is to ensure the UN "delivers as one" in response to water-related challenges, providing effective support to countries in their work towards internally-agreed water-related goals and targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation.
UN-Water led the development of the first UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, launched in 2024, through which UN entities have committed to uniting their efforts and maximizing the collective strength of the UN system to support countries to make faster and greater progress on water and sanitation.
The majority of UN-Water's offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Water is at the core of sustainable development and is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems and for human survival itself. Water is vital for reducing the global burden of disease and improving the health, welfare and productivity of populations. Today, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and 3.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services.
Water is also at the heart of adaptation to climate change, serving as the crucial link between the climate system, human society and the environment. Without proper water governance, there is likely to be increased competition for water between sectors and an escalation of water crises of various kinds, triggering emergencies in a range of water-dependent sectors. Water scarcity is a significant issue around the world. Approximately 10% of the global population – around 720 million people – lived in countries with high and critical water stress levels in 2021.
The physical world of water is closely bound up with the socio-political world, with water often a key factor in managing risks such as famine, migration, epidemics, inequalities and political instability. Water-related disasters, such as flood and drought, have dominated the list of disasters over the past 50 years and account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters.
UN-Water has three areas of work, which it carries out through the coordinated efforts of its Members and Partners.
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UN-Water
United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations (UN) entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues.
UN-Water's role is to ensure the UN "delivers as one" in response to water-related challenges, providing effective support to countries in their work towards internally-agreed water-related goals and targets, such as the Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation.
UN-Water led the development of the first UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, launched in 2024, through which UN entities have committed to uniting their efforts and maximizing the collective strength of the UN system to support countries to make faster and greater progress on water and sanitation.
The majority of UN-Water's offices are located in Geneva, Switzerland.
Water is at the core of sustainable development and is critical for socio-economic development, healthy ecosystems and for human survival itself. Water is vital for reducing the global burden of disease and improving the health, welfare and productivity of populations. Today, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and 3.5 billion people lack safely managed sanitation services.
Water is also at the heart of adaptation to climate change, serving as the crucial link between the climate system, human society and the environment. Without proper water governance, there is likely to be increased competition for water between sectors and an escalation of water crises of various kinds, triggering emergencies in a range of water-dependent sectors. Water scarcity is a significant issue around the world. Approximately 10% of the global population – around 720 million people – lived in countries with high and critical water stress levels in 2021.
The physical world of water is closely bound up with the socio-political world, with water often a key factor in managing risks such as famine, migration, epidemics, inequalities and political instability. Water-related disasters, such as flood and drought, have dominated the list of disasters over the past 50 years and account for 70% of all deaths related to natural disasters.
UN-Water has three areas of work, which it carries out through the coordinated efforts of its Members and Partners.
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