Leaving no one behind
Published on: 02/05/2018
How do we make sure that everyone has a basic level of service? Report of an IRC WASH Debate.
Ensemble pour faire du droit à l’eau et à l’assainissement une réalité au Burkina Faso
Published on: 23/01/2018
Cérémonie de lancement d'un consortium pour de défense et protection du droit humain à l'eau et à l'assainissement.
Taking lessons from Mother Nature
Published on: 22/12/2017
"If you do not yield to anyone's advice, the world will teach you the lessons it wants you to learn," my mother always said. Often, this was a cautionary tale and it usually came after realizing that no matter what she said or did, you would not yield to her advice. Somehow, this is the same...
Colloque national : Définir les modèles de gestion efficace d’eau potable au Burkina Faso
Published on: 19/10/2017
Au Burkina Faso, seulement 54% de la population a accès à l’eau potable.
#WaterActionMonth webinar - “Realizing the Human Right to Water and Sanitation”
Published on: 13/03/2017
This is the 2nd of four webinars organised by End Water Poverty during the March 2017 Water Action Month. For the full list of webinars see the Water Action Month programme overview . IRC is a member of the End Water Poverty Steering Committee .
The FAS’EAU Alliance: thinking outside of the box with new allies…
Published on: 14/12/2016
In Burkina Faso IRC and its partners are looking to break down sector silos in advocating for water and sanitation to catch the attention of government, partners and citizens in new, more powerful ways.
L’Alliance FAS’EAU : Sortir des sentiers battus avec de nouveaux alliés…
Published on: 11/12/2016
Au Burkina Faso IRC et ses partenaires proposent d'aborder le plaidoyer pour l'eau et l'assainissement en brisant les cloisons entre les secteurs afin d'interpeller le gouvernement, les partenaires et les citoyens avec plus d'impact.
Advocacy at the highest level - placing water and sanitation centre stage during national elections
Published on: 28/11/2016
IRC Burkina Faso saw the election campaign as the ideal opportunity to bring water and sanitation to the forefront.
Maintaining the pressure – detailing the steps towards the right to water and sanitation
Published on: 11/11/2016
Integrated into the constitution of Burkina Faso, what does the "right to water and sanitation" really mean?
Maintenir la pression – concrétisant le droit à eau et à l’assainissement
Published on: 02/11/2016
Intégré dans la constitution du Burkina Faso, que veut vraiment dire : « droit à l'eau et à l'assainissement » ?
Water will underpin progress on all SDGs
Published on: 30/08/2016
Stockholm's story exemplifies the typical issues surrounding water and underscores the argument that water is key to development, most especially to the SDGs.
Eleanor Allen’s TEDxTalk ‘water is a women’s issue’
Published on: 09/08/2016
Allen is not just all talk. As Water For People's CEO she puts her words into action.
Service delivery now fully adopted in the constitution
Published on: 08/07/2016
Some highlights and challenges we faced in 2015: Burkina Faso
WASH in prisons is a neglected human right
Published on: 28/06/2016
Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right. No one, whatever their circumstances, should be forced to live in conditions where these services are not made available. And yet this is the case for many inmates in overcrowded prisons around the world.
Fighting corruption in the water sector
Published on: 09/04/2016
How the water sector loses billions annually, and other shocking conclusions on corruption and malpractices.
Today is World Water Day!
Published on: 18/03/2016
Here's to jobs that keep the water running.
Uganda : engaging communities to keep safe water flowing
Water committees and handpump mechanics ensure safe and reliable services in Western Uganda. A story about action learning supported by the Dutch...
NGOs support human rights to water and sanitation
Published on: 16/11/2015
IRC is among 37 NGOs calling on UN Member States to take concrete steps to fully realise the rights to water and sanitation.
L’eau et l’assainissement enfin reconnus comme droits dans la constitution : IRC s’en réjouit et interpelle
Published on: 12/11/2015
Une chose est de reconnaître le droit à l'eau et l'assainissement comme un droit fondamental dans la Constitution, une autre, et la non moins importante, est d'avoir des gouvernants éclairés sur le secteur AEPHA ayant une vision forte de celui-ci.
Water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial in prison settings
Published on: 12/10/2015
For Ugandan prisons, investing in WASH means investing in hygiene behaviour change.
Higher levels of service are needed to reduce death and disease
Published on: 01/10/2015
Eliminating open defecation is not good enough. Real health gains require a bigger step up the sanitation ladder.
World Water Week: IRC looks back on this year’s conference
Published on: 10/09/2015
Positioning our work to champion sustainability and equity, and to catalyse change towards our vision of universal access by 2030.
Every day is World Water Day
Published on: 24/03/2015
"World Water Day is the most important day of the year," said Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen during the Dutch World Water Day event on Friday 20 March 2015 in Amsterdam. "In fact, it is World Water Day every day", she said.
Happy World Water Day! Let 2015 be the year the world got serious about sustainability
Published on: 18/03/2015
THE HAGUE, 18 March 2015 – On 22 March 2015 we celebrate World Water Day. Everyone has a right to safe water and sanitation. How can we make sure that people who get water and sanitation services, also keep them? Share your stories!
Practising the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation for sustainability
Published on: 03/03/2015
Everybody has a right to access to clean, safe, affordable and reliable drinking water and sanitation services. But how to translate a human right into practice? The handbook on the human rights to water and sanitation provides guidance.