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25.07.2025

Shaping Law and Policy

Just Launched: Explore How the World Is Framing the Human Right to Water in the ...

Explore how 80+ States and 10+ organisations frame the human right to water in the ICJ climate case with our new interactive map.
21.07.2025

Shaping Law and Policy

Geneva Water Hub at the UN 2026 Water Conference Preparatory Meeting: Advancing ...

Geneva Water Hub joined global partners at the UN 2026 Water Conference Prep Meeting, reaffirming water’s role in peacebuilding and transboundary cooperatio...
21.07.2025

Shaping Law and Policy

New Publication: Reinforcing Legal Protections for Water in Armed Conflicts

Tadesse Kebebew’s ASIL-published article urges stronger legal safeguards for water in armed conflicts amid rising humanitarian and environmental threats.
21.07.2025

Shaping Law and Policy

20th Group of Friends on "Water, Youth and Peace"

Youth, water, and peace took center stage at the 20th Group of Friends meeting, highlighting the vital role of young leaders in shaping a more peaceful and ...
10.07.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

New article: "No life without water: How Israel’s actions in Gaza echo past geno...

We share a recent piece published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists examining how the targeting of water resources in Gaza threatens civilian surviva...
24.06.2025

Education and Training

Kicking Off the 2025 Summer School on Water Governance

The 2025 Summer School on Water Governance has launched in Geneva, uniting experts to tackle today’s most urgent water-related challenges.
20.06.2025

Building Peace

50 Years of the UNESCO IHP | 12–13 June 2025, Paris

Marking 50 years of UNESCO’s IHP, Geneva Water Hub joined global partners and youth leaders to advance water cooperation, peace, and intergenerational dialo...
17.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

A Treaty on the Brink: Legal Reflections on India’s Suspension of the Indus Wate...

Our experts assess India’s IWT suspension, stressing the binding nature of water law even in conflict. Legal principles must endure.
11.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

UN Recognition & New Member: Global Alliance to Spare Water from Armed Conflicts...

UN spotlights Global Alliance co-led by Geneva Water Hub; Kuwait joins growing coalition to protect water in conflicts.
02.06.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

ProfMark Zeitoun Quoted in The Lancet on Water Infrastructure and Armed Conflict

New reference highlights Geneva Water Hub’s contribution to current global discussions on the weaponisation of water.
22.05.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

UN Security Council: Geneva Water Hub’s Global Alliance Gains Prominence

The United Nations Security Council will hold an Arria-formula meeting on 23 May 2025 to address the theme “Protecting Water in Armed Conflict.” This event ...
09.05.2025

Building Peace

Call for contributions

As part of the international conference “Water: a vector of peace in the Sahel”, which will be held from September 22 to 24, 2025 at Cheikh Anta Diop Univer...
05.05.2025

Building Peace

Save the Date: Geneva Water Hub and Club Diplomatique de Genève to Host High-Lev...

The Geneva Water Hub and the Club Diplomatique de Genève are pleased to announce an exclusive event on Water for Peace, by invitation only.
30.04.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

The imperative to protect water and water systems during armed conflict

The Geneva Water Hub is pleased to highlight the contribution of our researcher, Tadesse Kebebew, to the latest ICRC blog article titled “The Imperative to ...
15.04.2025

Protection of Water During and After Armed Conflict

Weaponizing Water: Mark Zeitoun Explores the Human Cost of Water in Conflict

At a thought-provoking Lunch Briefing on March 25, 2025, Professor Mark Zeitoun shed light on the troubling use of water in modern conflicts. Hosted at the ...