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).
A new tool launched by WHO and UNICEF is designed to estimate the cost of interventions to improve hand hygiene in domestic settings. Adequate levels of funding are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal hand hygiene by 2030. Through understanding the costs of i … Read more
How are we doing on SDG 6 to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030? Where is the progress being made? How can we accelerate efforts and reach those most in need? Between 14 and 30 September 2021, the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6) is hosting a series of webinars … Read more
The world is off-track on its journey to ensure water and sanitation for all by 2030, according to new progress updates launched today by the UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6). The 2021 Progress Updates are based on the ’2020 Data Drive’, coordinated by the IMI-SDG6, whi … Read more
On 6 July, the Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) initiative hosted a virtual meeting to mark its one year anniversary, hearing from national leaders on how their governments are advancing the issue. Despite significant progress, at the current rate almost two billion people will still lack basic handwashi … Read more
The 2021 edition of World Water Week will be held as a full-scale digital event on 23-27 August, on the theme Building Resilience Faster. During the week, UN-Water will convene various sessions. Presenting the 2021 global status of water and sanitation Date and Time: Monday 23 August | 17:00- … Read more
