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21 Apr

From STI Forum Innovator to Global Recognition: Dr. Addisu’s Enset Innovation Continues to Transform Lives in Ethiopia

Last year, the STI Forum had the privilege of presenting its Innovator Prize to Dr. Addisu, an Ethiopian scientist whose groundbreaking work on enset fermentation promised to reshape food security in his home country.
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9 Mar

Launch of the SIDS Centre of Excellence Marks Major Step in Delivering the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS)

New York, UNQH, UNDESA welcome the official launch of the SIDS Centre of Excellence (CoE) and its new online platform, now live at 
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22 Jan

Special Envoy Marsudi Calls for Integrated Water–Agriculture Action at Global Forum in Berlin

Berlin, 15-17 January 2026, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Water participated in the
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20 Mar

Special Envoy's Message: World Water Day 2025

Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten  Water is the bloodline of humanity and glaciers are the icebound heart of the Earth.
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10 Jan

Special Envoy Marsudi Discusses the Global Water Agenda in 2026 UN Water Conference Co-Host UAE

The 2026 UN Conference on Water must be concrete and action-oriented, so that it produces tangible results in increasing access to water and sanitation across the developing world.
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29 Nov

UN, OECD to closely align global work in water and sanitation

Jakarta, 29 November 2024 – Global access to clean water and sanitation is not just a fundamental human right, but also key to economic development, and development actors need to cooperate closely to deliver on water-related goals under the 2030 Agenda.
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