Results found: 26
Economic and Social Council
Water for Health and Cooperation: Youth Priorities, Challenges, and Success Stories (SDG 6) - 2023 ECOSOC Youth Forum, Thematic Breakout Session 1A
The thematic session on SDG 6 will build on two of themes of the UN 2023 Water Conference, namely Water for Health and Water for Cooperation.
Audio Languages: English, Original
In many countries, women and girls have the primary responsibility of managing household water supplies and sanitation. Yet due to water scarcity, corruption and high prices for vital period products, many women are paying the high price for a lack of government action on water, sanitation and hygiene. Hear what policies and investments are needed to provide gender quality.
Audio Languages: English
The world is alarmingly off track towards achieving universal access to safely managed sanitation and hygiene. Nearly half of the world's population lives without a safe toilet, nearly a third does not have a place to wash their hands with water and soap, and one-third of the world's health facilities lack hand hygiene facilities at the point of care.
Audio Languages: English
The Danube Water Program (DWP) is a lighthouse example for regional cooperation in the water sector in the Danube region, which extends into the territories of 19 countries and hosts the most international river basin in the world. The DWP brings together regional, national and local stakeholders in the water supply and sanitation sector.
Audio Languages: English
The Federal Republic of Nigeria, the World Toilet Organization (WTO) and the Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) are joining forces to highlight innovative approaches to tackle the global sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health crisis at the upcoming UN Water Conference, the first conference of water and water related issues to take place in almost 50 years.
Audio Languages: English
Water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, and is indispensable for human development, health and wellbeing. But billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation.
Audio Languages: English
Progress Towards Achieving the Targets to Improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare Facilities
Audio Languages: English
Interactive dialogue 4: Water for Cooperation: Transboundary and International Water Cooperation, Cross Sectoral Cooperation, including Scientific Cooperation, and Water Across the 2030 Agenda (SDG 6.5, 6.b and SDGs 16, 17) - United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, "Water for Sustainable Development", 2018–2028 (22-24 March 2023)
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
Water is critical for sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, and is indispensable for human development, health and wellbeing. But billions of people worldwide still live without safely managed drinking water and sanitation.
Audio Languages: English, Original
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are often overlooked in government agendas in favor of other priorities – education, health care, peace and security. Yet WASH is linked to the achievement of all of these goals. Learn how countries can mobilize high-level engagement on WASH through Presidential Compacts.
Audio Languages: English