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Celebrating 10 years of SWA and GLAAS

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Article by Catarina de Albuquerque, CEO, SWA   In 2008, World Health Organization’s UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) was initiated as the evidence arm of Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) global partnership. As SWA works towards strengthening country processes, increasing political prioritization of water,…

SDG 6 Data Portal launched today

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  The SDG 6 Data Portal is one of the flagship products of UN-Water’s Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6. The portal brings together data on all the SDG 6 global indicators and other key social, economic and environmental parameters, and tracks overall progress towards SDG 6 at global, regional…

Peru: Closing sanitation gaps with evidence-based investments in the sector

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  On 28th July, Peru celebrated the 198th anniversary of its Independence Day. The President of the Republic, Martín Vizcarra Cornejo announced that the Government remains committed to facilitating access to water and sanitation for more Peruvians. In the presidential address, he underlined that “as of July 2019, the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation has…

SWA at the Stockholm World Water Week 2019

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  SWA will be present at the 2019 World Water Week which will address the theme “Water for society – Including all”.  This event is a unique forum for experts, practitioners, decision-makers, private sector, civic communities, young professionals from water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and a range of fields expertise…