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
Global workshop on monitoring SDG 6 UN-Water 9 October, 2017 The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 is organizing a global workshop in November in The Hague, the Netherlands, gathering country representatives from across the world as well UN-Water Members and Partners. The purpose o … Read more
Global Task Force commit to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030 UN-Water 5 October, 2017 Cholera kills an estimated 95 000 people and affects 2.9 million more every year. (Story from UNICEF): An ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from cholera by 90% by 2030 was recently launched by the Global … Read more
UNICEF photo story of displaces families in South Sudan UN-Water 11 September, 2017 (Story from UNICEF): Straddling a dry riverbed, the village of Aburoc, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State, has seen the arrival of thousands of people displaced by fighting. Gathering under trees offering little escap … Read more
New publication: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme 2017 report UN-Water 12 July, 2017 (Information from WHO media centre): The WHO/UNICEF JMP has published its first report of the SDG period, Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: 2017 update and SDG baselines. The report introduces … Read more
Synthesis Report for SDG6 in-depth review UN-Water 27 January, 2017 In 2015, UN Member States adopted the historic 2030 Agenda, setting universal and transformative goals and targets, and committing to working tirelessly for their full implementation. To ensure that no one is left behind, it will be … Read more
