UN-Water
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UN-Water is a United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism that unites and guides UN efforts on freshwater, sanitation, and water-related sustainable development issues worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN-Water canonical | 10 |
| United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" liaison | 1 |
| United Nations water agenda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1702207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN-Water Context triple: [Clean Water and Sanitation, hasMainCustodianAgency, UN-Water]
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A.
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is the leading global authority on environmental issues within the UN system, coordinating international efforts on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
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B.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is a UN agency dedicated to promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities and adequate shelter for all.
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C.
UNOG
UNOG is the United Nations’ main European headquarters in Geneva, serving as a key center for international diplomacy and multilateral negotiations.
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D.
Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute is a Swedish policy institute and think tank focused on global water issues, known for advancing water governance, research, and international collaboration.
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E.
United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN-Water Target entity description: UN-Water is a United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism that unites and guides UN efforts on freshwater, sanitation, and water-related sustainable development issues worldwide.
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A.
United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is the leading global authority on environmental issues within the UN system, coordinating international efforts on climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
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B.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is a UN agency dedicated to promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities and adequate shelter for all.
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C.
UNOG
UNOG is the United Nations’ main European headquarters in Geneva, serving as a key center for international diplomacy and multilateral negotiations.
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D.
Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute is a Swedish policy institute and think tank focused on global water issues, known for advancing water governance, research, and international collaboration.
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E.
United Nations Environment Assembly
The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental issues, bringing together all UN member states to set global environmental policies and priorities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations coordination mechanism
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inter-agency coordination mechanism ⓘ water governance body ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | United Nations system ⓘ |
| areaServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| coordinates |
UN system actions on freshwater
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UN system actions on sanitation ⓘ UN system actions on water-related sustainable development ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drinking water supply
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freshwater ⓘ hygiene ⓘ integrated water resources management ⓘ sanitation ⓘ transboundary waters ⓘ wastewater management ⓘ water and climate change ⓘ water governance ⓘ water quality ⓘ water statistics and monitoring ⓘ water-related disasters ⓘ water-related sustainable development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Sustainable Development Goal 6
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water-related targets of other Sustainable Development Goals ⓘ |
| follows | United Nations General Assembly mandates on water and sanitation ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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linked to:
Food and Agriculture Organization
UNICEF ⓘ United Nations Development Programme ⓘ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO
United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ United Nations Human Settlements Programme ⓘ World Bank Group ⓘ World Health Organization ⓘ World Meteorological Organization ⓘ other UN specialized agencies ⓘ regional commissions of the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
civil society organizations
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non-governmental organizations ⓘ private sector entities ⓘ research and academic institutions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| name | UN-Water ⓘ |
| organizes |
World Toilet Day campaign
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World Water Day campaign ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| produces |
Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water reports
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World Water Development Report ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate the efforts of UN entities and international organizations working on water and sanitation issues
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to promote coherent policies and actions on water and sanitation across the UN system ⓘ to provide a platform for information sharing and collaboration on water issues ⓘ to strengthen the evidence base for decision-making on water and sanitation ⓘ to support UN Member States in achieving water-related goals and targets ⓘ |
| replaced | Subcommittee on Water Resources of the Administrative Committee on Coordination ⓘ |
| role |
to ensure that UN entities deliver as one on water-related issues
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to facilitate joint UN initiatives on water and sanitation ⓘ to identify emerging water-related challenges and propose coordinated responses ⓘ to support monitoring and reporting on global water and sanitation targets ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| website | https://www.unwater.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: UN-Water Description of subject: UN-Water is a United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism that unites and guides UN efforts on freshwater, sanitation, and water-related sustainable development issues worldwide.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UN Campus Bonn
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hosts
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United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" liaison
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linked to: UN-Water
linked to: UN-Water