As per the resources, the campaign for World Water Day (22 March 2026) is called ‘Where water flows, equality grows’.
This year, the theme is ‘Water and Gender’, focusing on safe water and sanitation as human rights and critical enablers of gender equality.
The campaign explains that the global water crisis affects everyone, but not equally. Where people lack the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, inequalities flourish, with women and girls bearing the brunt.
World Water Day 2026 is about centring women and girls in water solutions – calling for a transformative, rights-based approach to solving the water crisis, where women’s and girls’ voices, leadership and agency are fully recognised.
Because when women and girls have equal voice and leadership in water decisions, services become more inclusive, sustainable, and effective – making water a force for a healthier, more prosperous, gender-equal future that will benefit us all.
World Water Day is a United Nations observance coordinated by UN-Water. The 2026 campaign is led by UNICEF and UN Women, who co-coordinate a dedicated Task Force of over 30 UN-Water Members and Partners
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