Multi-stakeholder Webinar and Global Online Stakeholder Consultation
The high-level 2026 United Nations Water Conference to Accelerate the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 2–4 December 2026, co-hosted by Senegal and the United Arab Emirates.
The 2026 UN Water Conference will be comprised of plenary sessions and six interactive dialogues (A/RES/78/327). The Conference secretariat, UN-DESA, will prepare a background note on potential themes of the interactive dialogues, based on the inputs of Member States, the UN system, and a wide range of other stakeholders.
For more background information on the Conference, please see: https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2026.
Multi-stakeholder webinar on the 2026 UN Water Conference
A multi-stakeholder informative webinar will be held on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, from 9:30 – 10:30 AM (EDT). The objective of the webinar is to share updated information about the 2026 UN Water Conference with all stakeholders, and to offer an opportunity to build momentum towards the Conference preparations.
The webinar will be held on Zoom and is open to all interested stakeholders. Prior registration is required through the link here. Please find more information about the multi-stakeholder webinar here.
Global Online Stakeholder Consultation: Themes of the Interactive Dialogues of the 2026 UN Water Conference
Non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, persons with disabilities, the private sector and philanthropic organizations, and other actors are invited to contribute inputs on the themes for the Interactive Dialogues of the 2026 UN Water Conference through a global online stakeholder consultation.
The online consultation is open to all stakeholders through this dedicated online form. The deadline for submission is 10 April 2025. Please find more information about the global online stakeholder consultation here.
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