UN-Water, which was established in 2003 by the United Nations High Level Committee on Programmes, has evolved out of a history of close collaboration among UN agencies. It was created to add value to UN initiatives by fostering greater co-operation and information-sharing among existing UN agencies and outside partners.
providing information policy briefs and other communication materials for policy- makers and managers who work directly with water issues, other decision-makers that have an influence on how water is used, as well as the general public
building the knowledge base on water issues through efficient monitoring and reporting systems and facilitating easy access to this knowledge through regular reports and the Internet
providing a platform for system-wide discussions to identify challenges in global water management, analyse options for meeting these challenges and ensuring that reliable information and sound analysis informs the global policy debate on water.
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UN-Water, which was established in 2003 by the United Nations High Level Committee on Programmes, has evolved out of a history of close collaboration among UN agencies. It was created to add value to UN initiatives by fostering greater co-operation and information-sharing among existing UN agencies and outside partners.
UNECE,
ECLAC,
ESCAP,
UNECA,
ESCWA,
DESA,
ILO,
FAO,
UNESCO,
WHO,
World Bank Group,
WMO,
IFAD,
UNIDO,
IAEA,
UNWTO,
UNCTAD,
UNDP,
UNEP,
UNHCR,
UNICEF,
WFP,
UN-Habitat,
UN Women,
UNISDR,
OHCHR,
UNFCCC,
UNITAR,
UNU,
UNCCD
CBD Secretariat
UN-Water focuses on:
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017
Rapport mondial des Nations Unies sur la mise en valeur des ressources en eau 2017
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