UNEP: The Global Environment Outlook: A Future We Choose
GEO-7, published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that investing in a stable climate, healthy nature and land, and a pollution-free planet could generate trillions of dollars in additional global GDP each year, avoid millions of deaths, and lift hundreds of millions of people out of hunger and poverty. A dedicated chapter highlights fresh water as critical to climate resilience, food systems and human well-being, warning that growing pressures on rivers, lakes and aquifers threaten development gains...
2026 United Nations Water Conference: Summary of Global Online Stakeholder Consultation
It reflects 368 inputs from stakeholders based in 82 countries, submitted through an online consultation organized by the Division...
UNICEF WASH Innovation Webinar Series
A new 2026 webinar series from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will examine how innovations and financing models...
United Nations Water Conference Academic Hub
Guided by six ‘Interactive Dialogue’ themes, the Hub brings research, innovation, and evidence-based insights into the heart of the...
Sustainable Development Goal 6
Billions of people are still living without safely managed water and sanitation. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is to ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. Achieving SDG 6 is integral to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to end extreme poverty and protect the planet.
Communications should be a two-way exchange. In ‘Questions people ask’ we answer our audiences’ queries on important water-related issues, such as toilets, climate change, glaciers, freshwater ecosystems, and how countries are accelerating progress. Each edition explains key issues in a clear and engaging way that fosters ongoing conversations.
The UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal brings all the United Nations’ water and sanitation information into one place. Designed for decision-makers, advisors, technical professionals, researchers and students, there are tools to help visualize and analyse the information, creating a clear picture of how the world is progressing towards the various SDG 6 targets.
Monitoring progress towards SDG 6 helps policy- and decision makers identify challenges and opportunities, set priorities, communicate progress, and generate support and investment. SDG 6 Progress Reports are primarily based on national official data sources, compiled and validated by United Nations custodian agencies.
The first-ever UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation unites UN support to countries to accelerate progress on water-related goals and targets, including SDG 6. Action on water and sanitation is key to solving many global challenges. The strategy’s vision is a world with accessible, available and sustainably managed water and sanitation for all people and the planet.
