United Nations 2023 Water Conference Mid-term Review of the Water Action Decade : key messages from the United Nations Regional Commissions
Abstract
The United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2018 adopted a resolution on the “Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’ 2018-2028” (RES/73/226). The resolution calls for a conference on the midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the objectives of the Water Action Decade to be convened in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023. Also known as the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, the event was preceded by regional and global preparatory meetings and informed by water-related meetings convened at the regional and global levels.
The following booklet summarizes input from the five United Nations Regional Commissions and UN-Water regional discussion groups to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference. The Regional Commissions submitted their input to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which serves as the Secretariat for the Conference. The inputs inform the United Nations Secretary-General’s report on the midterm comprehensive review before submission to the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the United Nations 2023 Water Conference.
This booklet provides a snapshot of the agreed input from the regional discussions to the global event, reflecting the diversity of views and experiences. It also showcases progress, opportunities and challenges identified in the five regions as well as cross-cutting issues of common concern.
