UN-Water
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United Nations Water (UN-Water) is an interagency mechanism that coordinates the efforts of United Nations entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues.
- "Over 30 UN organizations carry out water and sanitation programmes, reflecting the fact that water issues run through all of the UN's main focus areas. UN-Water's role is to coordinate so that the UN family 'delivers as one' in response to water related challenges."[2]
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Abbreviation | UN-Water |
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Formation | 2003 |
Type | Interagency mechanism |
Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Head | UN-Water Chair Gilbert Houngbo[1] |
Parent organization | United Nations |
Website | www.unwater.org |
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The majority of the offices is located in Geneva, Switzerland.