World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN specialized agency on health. WHO monitors global progress on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) through estimates of global burden of WASH- related disease, monitoring of progress under the SDGs on WASH in households, schools and health facilities, wastewater treatment and the enabling environment for WASH service delivery.
WHO supports progress on WASH though development of rigorous evidence-based global guidelines on drinking-water quality, sanitation and health, safe use of wastewater in agriculture and aquiculture, and safe recreational water environments and supports capacity development for guideline implementation at country level through 6 regional offices and 147 country offices. WHO also works with the health sector to ensure that WASH is coordinated and incorporated in health programme delivery wherever WASH plays a role in primary prevention or health service delivery with a focus on; WASH in health facilities, emergencies and cholera control, neglected tropical diseases, antimicrobial resistance and health impacts of climate change. Further details is available in the WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy 2018-25.
UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-water (GLAAS)
WHO monitors SDG6b through the UN-Water global analysis and assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS).
World Water Week in Stockholm 2019 UN-Water 8 August, 2019 The 2019 edition of World Water Week takes place on 25-30 August in Stockholm, Sweden. During the week, UN-Water will convene various activities, sessions and events. UN-Water events and sessions Leaving No One Behind, the UN World Water Dev … Read more
WHO and UNICEF launch updated estimates for water, sanitation and hygiene UN-Water 20 June, 2019 Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities, according to … Read more
Ministers of Health approve resolution on WASH in health care facilities UN-Water 30 May, 2019 During the 72nd World Health Assembly, hosted on 20–28 May 2019, the WASH in health care facilities resolution was unanimously approved. World Health Organization (WHO) Member States committed to developin … Read more
Using SDG data to support science, technology and innovation: the SDG 6 example UN-Water 14 May, 2019 From 14-15 May 2019, the 4th annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum), is hosted at the UN Headquarters in New York. Duri … Read more
A guide to equitable water safety planning: ensuring no one is left behind UN-Water 22 April, 2019 The lack of access to safe drinking-water is felt disproportionately by those who are disadvantaged socially, economically, demographically or geographically, and explicit consideration of these groups … Read more
