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In a major stride to ensure universal access to water and sanitation, the governments of Malawi and South Sudan today announced the launch of Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation Read more...
UNICEF and IRC join hands to support sustainable WASH services in Burkina Faso. Read more...
UNICEF et IRC conjuguent leurs efforts pour des services durables en eau potable, hygiène et assainissement au Burkina Faso. Read more...
New report by WHO and UNICEF sets the baseline for ambitious global goals. Read more...
Although most people acknowledge the importance of learning for improving performance in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, in practice key information and knowledge are too often not (or only partly) used for the planning and implementation of interventions. Read more...
Assessing Value for Money of WASH services in small towns. Read the main findings on the analysis of costs for providing water and sanitation services in small town in Ethiopia. Read more...
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change. Read more...
Ministers of Sanitation and Water and Sector Leaders to Discuss the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Meeting of Ministers of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15-16 March 2016. It is an unique... Read more...
UNICEF publication provides first global overview of water and sanitation in primary schools. Read more...
A third of health care facilities in the developing world don't even have water and soap for handwashing. A shameful situation that can be overcome with simple solutions and global action. Read more...
Parmi les principaux engagements pris lors de la Réunion de haut niveau d'Assainissement et eau pour tous (SWA) figurent plus de 260 mesures concrètes émanant de plus de cinquante pays afin de renforcer les institutions, d'améliorer la planification et d'accroître les dépenses nationales et les... Read more...
3rd Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High Level Meeting (HLM) to be held Friday 11 April 2014. Read more...
Handwashing Promotion: Monitoring and Evaluation Module, 2013. UNICEF. Full text, pdf Prepared by Jelena Vujcic, MPH and Pavani K. Ram, MD, University at Buffalo. This guide will walk you through planning and implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for your handwashing Read more...
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar promotes hygiene and sanitation as South Asia UNICEF Ambassador. Read more...
En Mars 2012, l'UNICEF et l'OMS ont annoncé que l'Objectif du Millénaire pour le Développement relatif à l'eau (réduire de moitié le nombre de personnes n'ayant pas accès à l'eau potable) était atteint. Un défi énorme demeure : 783 millions de personnes n'ont pas encore accès à une eau potable sûre... Read more...
En moyenne 1 400 enfants de moins de cinq ans continuent à mourir chaque jour de maladies diarrhéiques causées par le manque d’hygiène, selon le Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance (Unicef). Read more...
Le Conseiller régional de l’Unicef pour l’Eau, l’Assainissement et l’Hygiène de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, David Delinenne, relève, au cours de cet entretien, que la réunion d’AfricaSan, sert à faire le point sur les progrès accomplis, les défis et proposer des solutions aux goulots d’... Read more...
Les objectifs de l’après 2015 sont ambitieux. Ils sont réalistes. La fin de la défécation à l’air libre, l’équipement des établissements scolaires et sanitaires avec des installations d’approvisionnement en eau, en assainissement et hygiène figurent dans les nouvelles orientations. Read more...
North Tarawa in Kiribati is the first island in the Pacific to be declared open defecation free, thanks to the “Kiriwatsan I Project”. The Ministry of Public Works is implementing this project with technical support from UNICEF and funding from the European Union. In March 2013, North Tarawa... Read more...