On 20 December 2018, the General Assembly adopted the resolution on the “Midterm comprehensive review of the implementation of the International Decade for Action, ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, 2018-2028” (A/RES/73/226).

The resolution calls for a Conference on to be convened in New York from 22 to 24 March 2023, the UN 2023 Water Conference – the first of its kind since 1977.

Both the preparatory process and the Conference itself will seek to shine the spotlight on commitments that create impact and set a clear agenda for the second half of the Decade and beyond until 2030, while promoting a longer-term approach and perspective, going beyond 2030.

Regional Commissions have been invited to provide regional inputs to the United Nations 2023 Water Conference by the end of June 2022. These inputs aim to reflect the diversity of views and experiences from the regions, and not any agreed position from the region. This is a list of upcoming preparatory meetings of Regional Commissions:

• UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP): 5 April 2022
• UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE): Pan-European Region: 12-13 April 2022
• UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC): 28 April 2022
• UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA): May 2022 – exact date to be confirmed
• UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (UNESCWA): 18-19 May 2022