Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026
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Reflecting on a decade of progress and shaping the vision for the future.The Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026 will serve as the United Nations system’s collective input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) during its in-depth review of SDG 6 in July 2026.
14 October 2025
Reflecting on a decade of progress and shaping the vision for the future.
The Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026 will serve as the United Nations system’s collective input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) during its in-depth review of SDG 6 in July 2026.
Reflecting on a decade of implementation, the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2026 will assess progress towards ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. It will explore how SDG 6 has driven action at both national and global levels, strengthened policy coherence, and fostered inclusive dialogue across sectors and stakeholders.
Looking ahead, the report will ask ‘what comes next?’. It will outline how the momentum generated behind SDG 6 can shape the water and sanitation agenda in the years leading to 2030 and lay the foundation for the vision that follows.
Building on the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2023 – Blueprint for Acceleration, the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2026 will:
The report will be a key output of Priority Collaborative Action 1.2 of the Collaborative Implementation Plan 2025–2028 of the UN System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, which requires the UN system to provide evidence to strengthen its leadership on SDG 6 and strategically contribute to the negotiations on a possible post-2030 agenda.
By mapping practical pathways and long-term opportunities, the report aims to inspire collective commitment and innovation now and in the next phase of global development.
The SDG 6 Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026 will be launched at the High-level Political Forum in July 2026 and made available on this page.
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The public consultation for the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) Synthesis Report on Water and Sanitation 2026 has now closed. We thank all those who contributed. Inputs received will inform the report, reflecting on ten years of progress and helping shape priorities for the years ahead.
As a flagship UN-Water publication, the SDG 6 Synthesis Report continues a series that marks key milestones in global water and sanitation policy: