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16th European Youth Parliament for Water: a major mobilization of young people in favor of water and biodiversity

From October 20 to 26, 2024, over 100 young Europeans and partner organizations gathered in Budapest and Szolnok, Hungary, for the 16th edition of the European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW). Organized by the International Secretariat for Water – Solidarity Water Europe (ISW-SWE) and hosted by Global Water Partnership Hungary, the event was supported by … Continue reading 16th European Youth Parliament for Water: a major mobilization of young people in favor of water and biodiversity

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United Nations 2023 Water Conference – the transformative influence of civil society and youth

From March 22 to 24, 2023, the first UN conference on water in almost 50 years was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. This conference was an exceptional opportunity to advocate for the advancement of water and sanitation issues. The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) played a key role in mobilizing, catalyzing, … Continue reading United Nations 2023 Water Conference – the transformative influence of civil society and youth

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Strengthening our commitment to European youth

Democracy Here, Democracy Now is a campaign organised by the Council of Europe’s youth sector to revitalise democracy and strengthen mutual respect between young people and democratic institutions and processes. The campaign focuses in particular on access to fundamental rights, the concrete participation of young people and the impact of digitalisation as a factor of … Continue reading Strengthening our commitment to European youth

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Inauguration of the catchment area protection sites in the village of Vinatori, Nisporeni, Moldova

On May 27, SWE organized an event for the launch of the project “Implementation of protection measures for drinking water catchment points” at the House of Culture in the village of Vinatori, Moldova. A look back at this project which has enabled the rehabilitation and securing of water catchment points supplying water to the 1200 … Continue reading Inauguration of the catchment area protection sites in the village of Vinatori, Nisporeni, Moldova

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YOUTH ACTION FOR WATER QUALITY: 
LAUNCHING OF A YOUTH WORKSTREAM WITHIN THE WORLD WATER QUALITY ALLIANCE

The Wetskills Foundation together with the European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW) are happy to announce the launch of a Youth workstream of the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) under the umbrella of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). What is the WWQA? The World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) represents a voluntary and flexible global … Continue reading YOUTH ACTION FOR WATER QUALITY: 
LAUNCHING OF A YOUTH WORKSTREAM WITHIN THE WORLD WATER QUALITY ALLIANCE

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The European Youth Parliament for Water signs the manifesto of the EU Water Alliance

ISW-SWE and its European Youth Parliament for Water (EYPW)  have joined the EU Water Alliance, and as such, have contributed to the drafting of its new Manifesto ”Opportunity and necessity for Europe to build Water-Smart society and circular economy”.    With this manifesto, the EU Water Alliance aims to highlight the urgent water challenges facing Europe … Continue reading The European Youth Parliament for Water signs the manifesto of the EU Water Alliance

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