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1 MILLION YOUTH ACTIONS CHALLENGE: A NEW MANDATE FROM THE SWISS GOVERNMENT

2022-11-29

We are delighted to strengthen our role in the 1 Million Youth Action Challenge (1MYAC). The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the existing project partners have entrusted us with the coordination of the project – a task that we are now undertaking with great enthusiasm. 1 Million Youth Action Challenge, a way … Continue reading 1 MILLION YOUTH ACTIONS CHALLENGE: A NEW MANDATE FROM THE SWISS GOVERNMENT →

Youth delegates on the Road to the UN2023 Water Decade Conference

2022-11-29

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On 24th October 2022, leaders of the Global Youth Movement for Water participated in the stakeholder consultation on the preparation of the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, alongside an estimated 1200 other stakeholders from across the water arena, in person and online. Held at the UN Headquarters in New York, the stakeholder dialogue aimed at … Continue reading Youth delegates on the Road to the UN2023 Water Decade Conference →

INTERACTIONS – 12 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS WEAVE TOGETHER PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WATER-RELATED RISKS

2022-11-15

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Last October, the world premiere of INTERACTIONS took place at the Rome International Film Festival. This new anthology of 12 short, unique stories, each 8 minutes long, addresses the relationship between humans and climate change, nature, health, water and much more. This project of the NGO Art for the World – of which the International … Continue reading INTERACTIONS – 12 INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS WEAVE TOGETHER PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WATER-RELATED RISKS →

Placing water issues at the heart of COP 27

2022-11-15

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On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), which is held this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, our organization is fully mobilized and has initiated several actions to make the voices of civil society and youth heard and to put water issues at … Continue reading Placing water issues at the heart of COP 27 →

Launch of the Global Youth Movement for Water

2022-09-21

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In 2012, at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, youth mobilization was organized for the first time in a more structured way. It was at this event that key global networks in the water and sanitation sector were initiated. Over the last decade, youth water actors have multiplied, at all levels, giving more and … Continue reading Launch of the Global Youth Movement for Water →

ISW-SWE ANNUAL REPORT 2021

2022-07-13

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Enabling systemic change Our 2021 Annual Activity Report is now available! 2021 – another year shadowed by the pandemic, but a year of hope with the rollout of vaccines and, above all, our shared commitment to pursue our mission. In this “bizarre world” that has become uncertain, we are determined to maintain our approach and … Continue reading ISW-SWE ANNUAL REPORT 2021 →

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

2022-06-27

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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 →

Syr Darya River Basin Youth Dialogue

2022-06-09

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The International Secretariat for Water (ISW), he CAY4W, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and their partners are organizing the Second Youth Basin Dialogue in the Syr Darya Basin. It will be held physically in the frame of the 2nd High-Level International Conference on International Decade for Action taking place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan … Continue reading Syr Darya River Basin Youth Dialogue →

Civil society and Youth Voices at the UN-Water Decade Conference in Tajikistan

2022-06-06

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The International Secretariat for Water (ISW) is mobilizing local, regional, and international civil society – with a strong focus on youth and women – for a major water sector global platform: the 2nd High-Level International Conference on International Decade for Action (June 5th to 9th,2022). The Dushanbe Water Process is an official key preparatory event for the United … Continue reading Civil society and Youth Voices at the UN-Water Decade Conference in Tajikistan →