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SWA Chair, Hon. Kevin Rudd meets with Nigerian President

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The High-level Chair of Sanitation and Water for All, Hon. Kevin Rudd, met with Nigerian President Buhari at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday where the President stated that the government has demonstrated political will on water and sanitation, and would soon step up advocacy…

SWA CEO visits Peru and Colombia to discuss prioritization of sanitation, water and hygiene

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  SWA CEO, Catarina de Albuquerque, is currently  in Peru and Colombia to meet with the government and other partners. While Peru is already an SWA partner since 2017, SWA is hoping to persuade Colombia to join and follow the 8 Latin American and Caribbean countries that became partners in…

SWA Webinar - Sector Planning: Strategies and their implementation (GLAAS report)

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  Invitation to SWA WebinarSECTOR PLANNING: STRATEGIES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION (GLAAS report)     Tuesday, 24 September 9:00 NY / 13:00 Dakar in FrenchThursday, 26 September 9:00 NY / 16:00 Nairobi in EnglishFriday, 27 September 6:30 NY / 17:30 Bangkok in EnglishWednesday, 16 October in Spanish, time to be confirmed…

September: System Strengthening Month!

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  Are taps and toilets enough? Or, do we need to strengthen the system. System Strengthening means increased collaboration with sector partners to rebuild the national and local systems, such as governing institutions, infrastructure and resources, needed for quality, universality and sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. A…

Launch of the GLAAS Report at Stockholm World Water Week

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  The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water launched the the UN-Water Global Assessment and Analysis of Sanitation and Drinking-Water 2019 (known as the GLAAS report) on Wednesday 28 August at Stockholm World Water Week. GLAAS surveyed 115 countries and territories, representing 4.5 billion people. It showed that, in an…