Documentation
NEW - Official Documentation
Provisional agenda (A/CONF.240/2023/1)
Provisional Rules of Procedure (A/CONF.240/2023/2)
Note by the Secretariat on organizational and procedural matters (A/CONF.240/2023/3/Rev.1)
Information note for participants (A/CONF.240/2023/INF/1/)
Journal of the United Nations - UN 2023 Water Conference
Note on the logistical arrangements for the Water Conference
Letter on Plenary extension from co-hosts (23 March)
Ahead of the conference there have been several opportunities for Member States and other stakeholders to contribute. Find all contributions below, including summaries of consultations.
NEW- Concept papers for the interactive dialogues (Final version)
- Interactive dialogue: Water for Health [Concept Paper]
- Interactive dialogue: Water for Sustainable Development [Concept Paper]
- Interactive dialogue: Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment [Concept Paper]
- Interactive dialogue: Water for Cooperation [Concept Paper]
- Interactive dialogue: Water Action Decade [Concept Paper]
Contributions from UN System to the concept papers on interactive dialogues
Other contributions to the concept papers
Contribution from UN-Water on the Themes of the Interactive Dialogues
Contribution from stakeholders on the Themes of the Interactive Dialogues
Contributions from Member States on the Suggestion of Themes of the Interactive Dialogues (March 2022)
- A/RES/73/226 - Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028
[Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish] - A/RES/75/212 - 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
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- 21 January 2022 | Letter from the Secretary General of the Conference - Member States Themes Proposal Request
- 27 July 2022 | Letter from the President of the General Assembly - Water for Sustainable Development - Preparatory Meeting
- Thematic Concept Papers Draft Outline
- 27 July 2022 | Letter from the Co-hosts - Proposal for themes of the interactive dialogues of the UN 2023 Water Conference
- 16 September 2022 | Letter from the Secretary General of the Conference - Water Conference Update
- 28 October 2022 | Letter from the Secretary General of the Conference to Member States - Themes and Scheduling Confirmation
- 28 October 2022 | Letter from the Secretary General of the Conference to UN-ECESA - Themes and Scheduling Confirmation
- 2 December 2022 | Invitation Letter from Secretary-General to All Member States - 2023 UN Water Conference
More documentation
Logistics
Secretary-General Reports
- A/77/249 - Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028
- United Nations Secretary-General’s Plan: Water Action Decade 2018-2028
- A/CONF.240/2022/1 - Preparatory process of 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 [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
Communication Materials
Here you can find the Guidelines for use of the Water Conference logo and a Trello board which will be updated regularly with assets: text, video, photo and more to promote the messages of the conference:
Newsletters
A newsletter is sent regularly with the latest updates from the conference as well as any relevant news from the water world and beyond. Join our mailing list for the latest updates on the UN 2023 Water conference. You can read previous newsletters here:
Other documents
- PGA Summary High-level meeting on Water 18 March 2021
- UN Water Conference Informational Slides - Spanish
Natural Resources Forum
The Editorial Board of the Natural Resources Forum is pleased to announce the release of the virtual thematic issue consisting of articles that address key water issues and challenges in various parts of the globe, illustrating scholars’ efforts to tackle them with cutting-edge research in the field. The virtual issue will remain free to read until the end of June 2023.
This special issue has been released in connection with the UN 2023 Water Conference that is taking place at UNHQ on March 22nd, 23rd and 24th. The special issue is available here.
