Contributing Actions to the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation
Contributing Actions to the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation
UN-Water Members and Partners’ activities are categorised as Contributing Actions towards the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028. In this section, you can discover who does what.
WHO is the Custodian Agency for reporting the mortality from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (Indicator 3.9.2). In this role, WHO has developed methods and...
The International Network of Drinking-water and Sanitation Regulators (RegNet) is a global forum to share and promote good practice in the regulation of drinking-water and...
Climate-related hazards, shocks and stresses present a growing threat to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. In response, WHO and UNICEF have launched a...
Safe and climate resilient sanitation systems are fundamental to protect public health. WHO supports capacity building and implementation through guidelines and tools on sanitation and...
Water, sanitation, hand hygiene, waste management and environmental cleaning (WASH) services in health care facilities are fundamental for the provision of quality, safe care. With...
Water, sanitation and hygiene are critical in the prevention and management of all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) scheduled for intensified control, elimination or eradication by...
WHO provides training and capacity development on safely managed sanitation (SMS) via a range of partnerships, training initiatives and technical tools including: WHO/UNICEF steps to...
Emergency situations, including those due to natural hazards (e.g. earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, landslides, wildfires and droughts), technological hazards (e.g. chemical spills, disruption to infrastructure), complex...
Improvements in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management in all sectors are critical elements of preventing infections and reducing the spread of antimicrobial...
Wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) is disease surveillance using samples from sewage, or other environmental waters impacted by human wastewater. WES has potential to provide...