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See you at UNGA 🇺🇳
Next week we will join world leaders and decision makers in New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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Building a sustainable blue economy
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) became the first financial institution in the region to sign the UN Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles.
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UAE puts finance at the heart of the 2026 UN Water Conference
In an exclusive interview with GWI during Stockholm’s World Water Week, HE Balalaa underscored the importance of the private sector coming to the table: "The private sector’s role …
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Water is an engine of opportunity
This week at a media briefing, HE Abdulla Balalaa, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability, outlined the UAE’s vision for the 2026 UN Water Conferen…
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Where you’ll see us next
Our next stop in the journey to the 2026 UN Water Conference is in New York, where we’re going to be attending the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and Climate Week on 2…
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World Water Week
The road to the 2026 UN Water Conference has a number of important stops along the way, including Stockholm, Sweden, for World Water Week, hosted by the Stockholm International Wat…
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An interview with the co-hosts of the 2026 UN Water Conference
On the 25th of August, through a media collaboration with SIWI, The Water Diplomat held interviews with H.E. Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability Questions and Dr. Mohamed Diatta, Sherpa for the Republic of Senegal for the 2026 UN Water Conference. Here are their respective responses.
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