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
Video: the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water 1 July, 2018 We live in an era of technological miracles. We are on track to create reusable space rockets, driverless cars, robot workers and artificial intelligence…. So, how is it possible that we are off track to ensure that … Read more
Public dialogue on the SDG 6 Synthesis Report UN-Water 18 June, 2018 To provide Member States with the global status on the progress on SDG 6, UN-Water has produced the SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. Every year at the HLPF, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an … Read more
Public dialogue on SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation UN-Water 4 May, 2018 Every year at the HLPF, an annual theme helps an increased focus along with an in-depth review on a selection of SDGs. In 2018, SDG 6 on water and sanitation is one of the goals to be reviewed. It also provid … Read more
GWP and UNICEF launch website on WASH climate resilience UN-Water 5 March, 2018 The Global Water Partnership (GWP) and UNICEF have developed a Strategic Framework to provide WASH service delivery that is resilient to climate change. In addition a series of technical briefs and learning modules suppo … Read more
Gender mainstreaming efforts in the WASH-sector UN-Water 8 February, 2018 UN Women convened an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Gender Equality and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, on 14–15 December 2017, to strengthen gender mainstreaming efforts in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. The meeting … Read more
