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30 October 2023

UNICEF: Children being displaced by climate change

Millions of children are being driven from their homes by weather-related events, exacerbated by climate change, according to a...

26 October 2023

SWA Africa Finance Ministers' Meeting 2023

This virtual meeting is open to the public and will focus on how finance ministers, in collaboration with other...

23 October 2023

High Level Integrated Workshop on UN-Water SDG 6 Capacity Development Initiative in Panama

The Government of Panama has informed various fora, such as the High Level Political Forum, of their struggle with...

On 8 August 2020, Rebecca Akamasi carries her child Akal Akamasi across a small inlet off Lake Turkana beyond Kalokol town.

19 October 2023

State of Global Water Resources 2022

Droughts and extreme rainfall events are taking a heavy toll on lives and economies. Melting snow, ice and glaciers...

16 October 2023

WMO’s Early Warnings for All - Action Plan for Africa

More than 110 million people in Africa were directly affected by weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2022, causing...

Women working in vegetable garden, Madagascar

12 October 2023

FAO report: Enabling pathways for drought finance in agriculture

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the structural particularities and the status of drought finance. It is about...

09 October 2023

Wastewater - Turning problem to solution

Wastewater originates from kitchens, bathrooms and toilets, industrial effluent, agricultural effluent, stormwater, and urban run-off. Untreated and improperly disposed...

Within the country’s critical context, women and girls find themselves further marginalised. UNICEF’s programmes are gender-inclusive, and many girls have been engaged in installing water tanks, laying pipes, and waterproofing roofs.

05 October 2023

How to guide young people’s careers in water and sanitation

The Career Pathways Guidance project found that there are simply too many barriers put in young people’s way even...

02 October 2023

Second WaPOR Hackathon: Communicating data for agricultural applications

WaPOR is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) portal to monitor W ater P roductivity...

World Toilet Day 2023 animation of toilet and bird

25 September 2023

World Toilet Day 2023: Accelerating Change

World Toilet Day 2023, on 19 November, will focus on the theme of ‘Accelerating Change’. World Toilet Day is...

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