Egypt's Water Minister Calls for Tangible Outcomes at UN Water Conference 2026

Hani Sweilam said the conference's success should be measured by practical, sustainable results rather than the number of initiatives launched.

• Sweilam participated in a ministerial meeting for the UN Water Conference 2026 in New York on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
• He said initiatives must have clear implementation mechanisms, defined leadership, timelines, and monitoring indicators.
• Sweilam noted that the 2026 conference represents the implementation phase, following the 2023 conference's priority-setting and leading to a 2028 review.
• Egypt proposed a capacity-building initiative to train 2,000 African water specialists in cooperation with national, regional, and international institutions.