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Two new UN reports show where we are and where it is we want to get to; now it's time to step up national leadership. Read more...
Continuing our pursuit to secure the human right to water and sanitation with an inspirational event at the Peace Palace. Read more...
Presenting data differently can boost pro-poor policies and emphasise reaching everyone. Read more...
If we want to leave no one behind, we not only need to know who is left behind, but also how far behind they are. Read more...
Many current approaches won't work. We must build strong national and local systems dedicated to universality. Read more...
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate. Read more...
Checking the facts and assumptions about menstrual hygiene in developing countries. Read more...
The Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting will focus squarely on finance. Read more...
Creating access to safe water in India through women-led service delivery models. Read more...
2015 and the Millennium Development Goals are almost behind us. The new global goals for sustainable development are expected to inspire and create a new determination for all of us. What has IRC learned during 2015 and how are we moving ahead in 2016? Read more...
It is important for all actors to ensure that water supply systems are always functional in order to minimize the negative effects that result from lack of access to reliable, safe and clean water. Read more...
Selon l'UNICEF, la majorité des écoles du Burkina Faso ne disposent pas de d'installations sanitaires ou d'eau potable. Ce constat est décrit comme l'un des obstacles majeurs à l'éducation des enfants. Read more...
According to UNICEF, the majority of schools in Burkina Faso don't have drinking water or sanitation facilities. This has been identified as one of the major obstacles to children's education in the country. Read more...
The growth of inequality is a major threat to prosperity and stability. Government leadership and government investment is needed to provide water and sanitation services to the poor. Read more...
In Bangladesh, the lack of separate latrines for girls and menstrual hygiene facilities in secondary schools are major factors in the disproportionate rate of absence and dropout of adolescent girls. Read more...
L'accès à l'eau joue un rôle important pour l'amélioration du bien-être des femmes du Burkina Faso. Mais les femmes aussi, jouent un rôle crucial dans la garantie de la pérennité des services d'eau dans le pays. Mais quel est le principal défi auquel sont confrontées les femmes au Burkina Faso en... Read more...
Not only does the accessibility of water play an important role in improving the well-being of Burkina Faso's women, but women too, play a crucial role in guaranteeing the sustainability of water services in the country. But what is the main challenge that women in Burkina Faso face when it comes... Read more...
On 12 August 2014, the global campaign Girl Rising organised a Twitter chat on why #WASHmatters for girls' education. Menstrual hygiene was one of the discussion topics. Read more...
IRC believes in a world where water, sanitation and hygiene services are fundamental utilities that everyone is able to take for granted, forever. But we are concerned about the pervasive issue of violence against women being subsumed under the urgent need to promote public attention to the global... Read more...
March 8 was International Women's Day (IWD). This year's theme was "Inspiring Change". Four women inspiring change in the WASH sector came together during the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, in September last year. Read more...