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Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council - WSSCC
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The WSSCC was set up in 1990 by virtue of a United Nations General Assembly resolution to maintain the momentum of the International Decade for Water Supply and Sanitation in the 1980s and to enhance collaboration among developing and developed countries. In 2001, the WSSCC launched the ‘WASH’ campaign (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) – a global advocacy effort involving all partners and supporters of the Council.
Areas of expertise:
Water supply, sanitation, hygiene awareness,
poverty alleviation, gender issues
Key publications and resources:
WASH: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All
Global Water and Sanitation Assessment Report (with WHO/UNICEF)
Vision 21– Water for People
Media contacts:
Eirah Gorre-Dale
Communications Adviser & Media Spokesperson
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
International Environment House
9 Chemin des Anemones
Chatelaine CH1219 Geneva, Switzerland
In New York:
2 UN Plaza, Rm. DC2-2018
New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A.
Tel.+1 (917) 367-2420
Cell:+1 (914) 309-5491
Fax.+1 (917) 367-3391
E-mail: gorre-dale@un.org
Website: http://www.wsscc.org
 | SOUTH AFRICA : KASRILS LAUNCHES SCHOOL WASH PROGRAMME WITH UNILEVER CEO (Department of Water Affairs and Forestry) - 17-10-2003
A major initiative that will have a life-long impact on the nation’s health launches at the Morekolodi Primary School in Mmakau, near Garankuwa today (Thursday 16 October 2003) when the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF) joins hands in a partnership with one of the country’s leading consumer goods manufacturers More... |
| | SULABH NAMES WSSCC AS RECIPIENT OF () - 27-05-2003
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the New Delhi-based international NGO, Sulabh International Social Service Organization, has announced that the “Global Sanitation Award” recipient for 2003 will be the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). More... |
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UNICEF and WSSCC to collaborate on 'WASH in Schools'
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council are joining forces to accelerate action towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals on water and sanitation set by the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg last September. |
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