GENEVA, OCT. 31, 2023 – Finance ministers from across Africa convened today to deliberate on political and institutional reforms that will help mobilize an additional $30 billion annually for water...
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European Commission provides UNICEF and SWA with €4.4 mil. grant to improve global access to water and sanitation
Geneva, 10 May, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) has provided UNICEF and the UN-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA) with a €4.4 mil. grant to accelerate the realization of...
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At the UN Water Conference, African Heads of State Announce Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation
NEW YORK, 22 March 2023 – On the sidelines of the UN Water Conference, African Heads of State committed to five new Presidential Compacts which will accelerate access to water and sanitation...
Joined-up Action for Humanitarian and Development Collective Outcomes to Accelerate SDG 6
Introduction The escalation of humanitarian crises has increased by 17 per cent since 2022, reaching an all-time high of 339 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and protection globally...
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Pledges $1.2M Donation to UN-Hosted Sanitation and Water for All Partnership
GENEVA, 12 Dec. 2022 – The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has become the most recent donor of the UN-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA), pledging $1.2 million to support water,...
Sanitation and Water for All Launches Handbook for Parliamentarians
GENEVA, 20 Oct. 2022 - The UN-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA) released today a new handbook which will support parliamentarians in advancing the human rights to water and...
When sanitizer is contraband and soap is scarce, how do we uphold human rights?
On Global Handwashing Day, the UN-hosted Sanitation and Water for All global partnership calls for equal access to soap and water for vulnerable and marginalized communities, including incarcerated...
Sanitation and Water for All Launches Global Social Justice Campaign
GENEVA, 30 August 2022 - The United Nations-hosted Sanitation and Water for All partnership (SWA) today launched an international campaign which calls for just and equitable delivery of water and...
Reach Out and Reach Up: A global study on external perceptions of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
New Study by Sanitation and Water for All Looks at Changing External Perceptions of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene GENEVA, 28 June 2022 - The Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA)...
On Menstrual Hygiene Day, Sanitation and Water for All Calls for an End to Period Poverty
GENEVA, 28 May 2022 - On Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (SWA) is calling for an end to period poverty which affects over 500 million people worldwide. ...
Landmark Meeting Urges Prioritization of Water and Sanitation to get Health, Climate and Economic Targets Back on Track
JAKARTA, 18 May 2022 – More than 350 participants from 57 countries gathered today in Jakarta for the opening of the Sector Ministers’ Meeting which will generate urgent prioritization of water and...
Appel à l’action des dirigeants mondiaux contre la COVID-19
Les chefs d'État, de gouvernement et les dirigeants des agences des Nations Unies, des institutions financières internationales, de la société civile, du secteur privé et de la recherche et de...
World leaders' Call to Action on COVID-19
Heads of State, Government, and leaders from United Nations agencies, International Financial Institutions, civil society, private sector and research and learning are mobilizing around a call for...
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Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd, Ethiopian government, UNICEF lead talks on global access to water, sanitation and hygiene
Joint press release ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 15 March 2016 – Government ministers and representatives of development agencies, civil society, private sector and NGOs are gathered in Addis to agree on a...
Bridging the gaps: Leaders to map future of investments in water, sanitation and hygiene
WASHINGTON, D.C., 10 April 2014 – Government ministers from 50 countries are expected this week to pledge concrete commitments to bring safe water, sanitation and hygiene to those who need it most. ...
2013 Progress Update on the 2012 Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting Commitments
Political leadership brings us a step closer to the dream of sanitation and water for all Monitoring report shows encouraging steps have been taken since the 2012 SWA High Level Meeting, but...