World Water Day

The side event will showcase the WATERHer initiative, a transformative, women- centered model for advancing SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) through gender- responsive leadership, climate- resilient water systems, and gender innovation and highlight community- driven solutions , amplify women's voices in water governance , and mobilize partnerships for scaling WATERHer across Africa and Commonwealth regions . Watch WATERHer: Advancing SDG 6, Women- Led Water Access, Safety & Climate Resilience within Gender-Responsive Community Innovation for Sustainable Development (HLPF 2026 Side Event)! Economic and Social Council

Co-hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Stockholm International Water Institute, this high-level side event will examine how water can serve as an implementation entry point across the three Rio Conventions. The discussion will focus on moving from policy ambition to action by identifying barriers to implementation, strengthening political prioritization, and improving financing pathways for integrated water-climate-nature solutions. Aligned with the HLPF 2026 Theme, this side event will also showcases the potential for realizing efficiencies in multilateral governance for water and optimizing resources for transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions on SDG progress. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept note . Watch Water at the Heart of the Rio Conventions: From Commitments to Action (HLPF 2026 Side Event)! Side Events

The Chair of UN-Water and the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs will co-host the sixth annual SDG 6 Special Event during the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) launching the UN SDG 6 Synthesis Report on Water 2026 and three SDG 6 Country Acceleration Case Studies (China, São Tomé and Príncipe, Uzbekistan) as well as hosting a panel discussion with 2026 UN Water Conference Co-hosts and Co-chairs. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept note . Watch the SDG 6 Special Event (HLPF 2026 Side Event)! Economic and Social Council