WHO, WaterAid, and UNICEF Launch Webinar Series on Safely Managed Sanitation

20 February 2025

To accelerate progress toward safely managed sanitation (SMS), the World Health Organization (WHO), WaterAid and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are launching a six-part webinar series, Steps to Safely Managed Sanitation: Guided Clinics for Practical Progress. 

Nile water intake plant. New water purification plant and pipeline pumping clean water to 70,000 in Juba town and to 30,000 in internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp. The Juba pipeline construction project is now complete and in the testing phase, which takes water from the Nile River and transports it to the water treatment plant more than one kilometre away. After the water is treated and disinfected, it is then pumped almost four kilometres uphill to the reservoir tank up in the Jebel mountains, whic

Building on the outcomes of the Global Summit to Accelerate Progress Towards SMS (held in June 2024 in Nepal), this six-part webinar series will explore key aspects of sanitation governance, financing, service delivery, data systems, capacity building and climate resilience.

Each 60-minute session is designed to simplify complex challenges, highlight solutions and foster peer learning among participants from government agencies, UN organizations, NGOs, utilities and the private sector.

The webinar format includes expert presentations, country case studies, and interactive Q&A sessions, offering actionable insights and opportunities for direct engagement with sector leaders.

Sessions will be held twice on the same day (at 9:00 AM CET and 4:00 PM CET) to accommodate global time zones. French and Spanish interpretation will be available, and recordings will be posted on YouTube for broader access.

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