The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 73/226, decided to convene, in New York, from 22 to 24 March 2023, the United Nations Conference on the “Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, 2018–2028” (United Nations 2023 Water Conference). It will focus on the sustainable development and integrated management of water resources for the achievement of social, economic and environmental objectives, the implementation and promotion of related programmes and projects, as well as on the furtherance of cooperation and partnerships at all levels. The outcome of the Conference will be a summary that will feed into the high-level political forum on sustainable development (HLPF) held in July 2023.

The Governments of Tajikistan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will co-host the Conference. In this regard, the Co-hosts will be hosting a briefing to Member States about the UN 2023 Water Conference on 12 April 2022, from 10AM – 1PM (EDT).

The meeting will be webcast. Stakeholder representatives with valid UN Ground Passes will be able to follow the discussions in-person in Conference Room 2 at UN Headquarters, up to the capacity considering COVID-19 restrictions.

Do you have a question you would like to see addressed during the briefing? Please, register it here by 10 April.

For more information about the UN 2023 Water Conference, please, check here: https://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2023