@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgThe GEN is at Policy Brief launch on "Multilateral Challenges in Water Governance" by UN SR rights to water & sanitation Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, presenting recommendations to address challenges impacting global water governance, ahead of 2026 #UNWaterConference.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 12–18 Oct?
✅ Health & #ClimateAction
✅ #Minerals & #Metals
✅ UN Forum of Mayors
✅ #UN80 Financing
✅ #HRC63
✅ #PreCOP31
✅ 2026 #UNWaterConference
✅ #AI & Envt
✅ #IDDRR2026
✅ #eWasteDay
✅ #GreenAutumn
✅ & more
@wateraid.bsky.socialIn a turbulent world, access to clean water is fundamental – to healthier societies, stronger economies and resilient communities.
If we prioritise those facing the greatest barriers, we can achieve universal access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgMaking clear that "protecting water is protecting civilians", Mark Zeitoun of @genevawaterhub.bsky.social flags concrete avenues to turn principles into practice:
💧 Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts (Co-chairs 🇸🇮 🇨🇭)
💧 2026 #UNWaterConference, Interactive Dialogue 1
@unuinweh.bsky.socialShaping the future of water in Asia and the Pacific!
UNU-INWEH is co-convening the UN Water Conference Academic Hub: Asia and the Pacific Consultation to inform key messages ahead of the 2026 #UNWaterConference.
Register now: utsmeet.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgH.E. Amb. Marcos Gómez Martínez highlighted the progress of #Spain in championing the human rights to water and sanitation in times of conflict, noting that the 2026 #UNWaterConference is a key moment to underscore that stronger respect for #IHL is essential to protecting such rights.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org#Live now!
This #HRC63 side event will be "Turning the Spotlight on the Right to Sanitation", as it remains to be realized, with an aim to feed into discussions on the right to sanitation at the 2026 #UNWaterConference.
@ccmi-eesc.bsky.social📢Happening today!
💧 Water needs a strong voice
The @EESC_EU brings civil society together ahead of the UN Water Conference 2026🇪🇺
📺 Watch our event live via webstreaming 👉 link.europa.eu/VjnnBN
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org"The 2026 #UNWaterConference must chart a path for a UN that fully assumes its responsibility for the global water crisis."
SR rights to water and sanitation Pedro Arrojo-Agudo stresses the Conference's impact hinges on its ability to its institutionalization & transform commitments into policies.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgStressing how the five decades between the first & second #UNWaterConference are a reminder of how water is underprioritized & underfunded, H.E. Abdulla Balalaa shares the UAE/Senegal commitment to launch a UNGA resolution to institutionalize the Conferences in the UN calendar.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org"Numbers related to water & are worrying. The need for course correction is today, even yesterday."
H.E. Abdulla Balalaa, #UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy & Sustainability, stresses the 2026 #UNWaterConference will be the 1st focusing on #SDG6 acceleration.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org"#GENeva long been a home for cooperation on water, advancing #SDG6, and it's thus fitting that the community meets here."
Angeie Saleh of UN Water stressed the 2026 #UNWaterConference will be the first ever to be co-hosted by two Global South countries.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgThe GEN is at the High-Level Briefing on 2026 #UNWaterConference.
The session features welcoming by UN Water, a briefing by #UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy & Sustainability, H.E. Abdulla Balalaa, and a discussion with member states & organizations.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.org#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 14-20 Sep?
✅ Env't @ #HRC63
✅ #NaturePositive Infrastructure
✅ #WTOPublicForum
✅ #COP31Türkiye
✅ #CleanAir
✅ 2026 #UNWaterConference
✅ #AI & Environment
✅ #GreenSummer
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