Introduced in 2020, the SDG 6 Special Event takes place annually during the High-level Political Forum giving space for discussion on water-related targets within the SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework.

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Progress Towards Achieving the Targets to Improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare Facilities

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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).

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The event will present the approach of the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2023 as a strategic response to the Conference outcomes, share preliminary key messages & consult with Member States & stakeholders.

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This event will lay the foundation for an envisioned long-term engagement between the UNFCCC, GCF, WMO, and potentially the wider UN-Water community as well as other relevant communities of practice that can facilitate transformative action to address water-climate challenges in developing countries.

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Groundwater is fundamental to life on earth. Its contributions range from the provision of drinking water to food production, from sanitation to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, from ecosystem and biodiversity support to land surface stability. Yet, due to groundwater's underground and "invisible" nature, the sustainable management and sound governance of this resource have been neglected.

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Side event of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Source of Innovation Initiative entitled, "Source of Innovation: Accelerating SDG 6"

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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. 

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Interactive dialogue 5: Water Action Decade: Accelerating the implementation of the objectives of the Decade, including through the UN Secretary-General's Action Plan - 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)

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Ensuring Water Security in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is an existential issue. Over 70% of SIDS face a risk of water shortage which increases to as much as 91% in the lowest altitude. SIDS mainly depend on groundwater and rainwater harvesting, which make them highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Groundwater resources are at risk of pollution, depletion, and saltwater intrusion.

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