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Addressing data gaps will help Albania improve access to water and sanitation for vulnerable and marginalized communities
Water for peace on World Water Day: momentum builds for cross-border cooperation through UN Water Convention
Uzbekistan commits to improving water and health governance and safe management of industrial and tailings facilities, with support from UNECE and Switzerland
As droughts and water scarcity intensify, UN Water Convention pushes forward cooperation in shared basins
UN Environment Assembly highlights rising global role of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements to address triple planetary crisis   
Executive Secretary to highlight global relevance of UNECE Multilateral Environmental Agreements at UN Environment Assembly
Sierra Leone accelerates progress on Water Convention accession
Burkina Faso confirms interest in joining the Water Convention to improve management of its shared water resources in a context of increased climate change
Uzbekistan's accession to the Protocol on Water and Health opens new opportunities for stronger action on water, sanitation, hygiene and health
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan commit to improving transboundary water cooperation for the benefit of 3 million people in the Chu and Talas river basins
Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus: a decade of cross-sectoral cooperation under the Water Convention
Water Convention and partners support efforts to mobilize public and private capital for cross-border water management
Water cooperation must remain at core of climate action to address security and health risks, urges UNECE at COP28
Pan-European countries convene to increase resilience to climate change under the Protocol on Water and Health
Over 40 countries gathered in Budapest to drive development of transboundary water cooperation agreements and other arrangements
Botswana accelerates progress on Water Convention accession and shared river agreements
Water crises show need to link management of underground and surface waters in international basins, urge countries and UN
North Macedonia drives further action on water, sanitation and hygiene for all by joining Protocol on Water and Health
Water-energy “nexus” approach is key to renewable energy transition and managing climate vulnerability: the case of the Drina River Basin
The Gambia joins UN Water Convention to boost cross-border cooperation on its shared waters 
Ministers from Pan-European countries commit to urgent action to safeguard our environment and health, harnessing UNECE tools
Panama is the first Latin American country to join UN Water Convention
In times of water stress, countries highlight importance of transboundary cooperation and growing membership of Water Convention
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene by joining Protocol on Water and Health, learning from experience of Serbia
Togo will implement the Water Convention to improve management of its shared water resources