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The theme for the event is 'Reaching universal coverage: an Agenda for Change'. The Sustainable Development Goals require the sector to work towards universal coverage of water and sanitation services. Read more...
A unique opportunity for countries to discuss their plans to meet the targets of the new SDGs Read more...
Extreme temperatures, severe droughts and massive rainfall are affecting millions of people. Read more...
The RWSN Forum is the foremost global event on rural water services and takes place every 5 years. Read more...
United Nations and World Bank announce call for action at World Economic Forum. Read more...
In-house fault-reporting and maintenance systems work better than crowdsourcing models where users are encouraged to report faults. Read more...
Stagnant water is the ideal breeding ground for the Zika virus carrying mosquito. Read more...
A new year with fresh resolutions. One of 2015 big highlights was the Climate Top in Paris. Now that 196 countries have come to an agreement, what happens next? How will countries follow up on their promises? And how is this related to WASH? Some of the basics in one overview. Read more...
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IRC, Simavi, Wetlands International and Akvo partner up to increase sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene services Read more...
On 19 November, people everywhere celebrate the importance of having a toilet, water and soap. It may sound funny, but toilets are a deadly serious business. Read more...
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation. Read more...
THE HAGUE - IRC is very pleased to announce that the global partnership Sanitation and Water for All has selected IRC's CEO Patrick Moriarty to join its Steering Committee. Read more...
THE HAGUE - IRC is very pleased to announce that the End Water Poverty has selected Catarina Fonseca, IRC's Head, International and Innovation Programme to join its Steering Committee. Read more...
Did you know poverty is both a cause and a consequence of disability? 1 in 5 of poor people in developing countries are disabled. They often lack basic services, including accessible sanitation. At IRC we believe this needs to change. Read more...
Leverage is needed to create conditions for scale, say Dutch NGOs. Read more...
With 20 percent of the world's GDP and 36 percent of the global population located in severely water stressed areas, the growing demand and competition for freshwater will be one of the biggest global challenges we face. At the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2015, Wetlands... Read more...
Along with millions of others, at IRC we are following the refugee crisis unfolding at and beyond Europe's borders with heavy hearts. Our thoughts go out to all people who are involuntarily forced to move themselves, their families, their children out of unbearable situations. Read more...
Tuesday August 11, at 10:00 am EDT. Moving beyond reporting and turning data into action. Read more...
1st August 2015: The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes hygiene in it's vision statement and as a target. Read more...
With two prestigious humanitarian innovation fund awards and major organisations that collaborate, the humanitarian response platform KnowledgePoint can prepare to scale up in the future. Tim Kent, Project Manager for KnowledgePoint, looks back at a successful start. Read more...