United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
To address the challenges related to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), UNICEF works with partners to strengthen national systems, with particular attention to gender considerations; UNICEF also support initiatives for WASH in schools and health centres, taking into account the specific needs of women, girls and children living with disabilities.
Integrating the core principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme UNICEF as per new UNICEF Strategic Plan, 2018–2021 for children, UNICEF WASH support focusses on action within SDG Goal 6: “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” which include delivering safe water to unreached populations, improved girl-friendly sanitation and handwashing facilities, and the delivery of services in homes, schools and health centres in times of stability and conflict alike
Strengthening the Enabling Environment, WASH Bottleneck Analysis
Recent UNGA Side Event Discusses WASH Issues as a Basis for Achieving the SDGs UN-Water 19 October, 2015 UN-Water co-organized a recent side event during the high-level UN General Assembly opening co-sponsored by the Netherlands, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Hungary entitled, Making it Happen: Endi … Read more
#WATERIS: A Family Affair UN-Water 1 September, 2015 This captivating new portrait series, commissioned by UNICEF, documents the various ways families around the world access and use water, and their relationships with the precious resource. Published last week in parallel with World Water Week, the … Read more
Save the Date: World Toilet Day 2015 UN-Water 1 September, 2015 This year’s World Toilet Day will draw attention to the need for better sanitation to improve health and nutrition for everyone, everywhere. It will also serve as an important global reminder that #wecantwait for 2.4 billion people to g … Read more
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) launch 2015 Progress Update and MDG Assessment UN-Water 30 June, 2015 Produced by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation, the report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress since 1990 and looks back on 25 years … Read more
Nepal Earthquake: Urgent Need for Water, Sanitation and Food UN-Water 29 April, 2015 The 7.8 magnitude quake that struck between the Nepalese city of Pokhara and the capital Kathmandu is the worst to hit the country in 80 years and leaves children particularly vulnerable. As the death toll rises abo … Read more
