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With support from UNICEF and the GWC Hygiene Promotion Working Group, the GWC CAST conducted an extensive desk review of Mpox resources in August 2024, and has launched the online knowledge hub on Mpox in humanitarian WASH response. This contains all the resources and guidance documents on Mpox that were shared by our partners.
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In this August 2024 edition of our newsletter, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news, key updates, and events from GWC CAST, National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members and partners such as UNICEF, IOM, Action Contre la Faim, the Triple Nexus Initiative, WASH Web, RWSN, and the Geneva Water Hub.
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In OCHA's Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) Mid-year 2024 update, the GWC reported that more than 100 million targeted people (42%) globally have not received water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assistance due to under-funding and attacks on WASH infrastructure. Such under-resourcing and attacks made a tremendous effect to health and…
As we enter the second half of 2024, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news, key updates, and events from GWC CAST, National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members, and partners such as UNICEF, OCHA, USAID, Water by Women, Rural Water Supply Network, and the UNC Water and Health Conference.
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In this June 2024 issue, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news and key updates from National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members, and partners such as UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, John Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, York University, Geneva Water Hub, and iMMAP.
The 2024 Global…
The Global WASH Cluster (GWC), together with UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO), University of British Columbia, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and Tufts University will provide a global emergency briefing about mpox and the role of humanitarian WASH in the current response. The event will occur online on Tuesday, 3 September 2024, starting at 2PM CEST…
On 11 June 2024, the Global WASH Cluster and the Sudan WASH Sector will provide an emergency briefing for all GWC members, actors working in the country or the region, and global audiences. The event will start at 15.30 until 17.00 CEST and will be held online, via Microsoft Teams. It will be conducted in English. Agenda: Opening Remarks (5min) - Mandeep O'Brien,…
The Global WASH Cluster (GWC) is pleased to be part of the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia. In collaboration with Solidarités International, and co-organized by Veolia Foundation and the Global Institute for Water Environment and Health (GIWEH), the session "Realizing SDG 6 in fragile and humanitarian contexts" will be held on 23 May 2024, 09:20-10:50 AM…
Under the theme "Early warning systems for all and emergency response mechanisms", this 10th World Water Forum session T3E3 organized by GWC Member Solidarités International, in collaboration with UNICEF and the Agency for Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) of Indonesia, will focus on the preparedness and response pillar, emphasising the importance of…
The 28th GWC Annual Meeting and National Coordination Platforms (NCP) Workshop were held on 13-16 May 2024, at EAWAG in Zurich, and online. 28th GWC Annual Meeting Official Group Photo. Credits @EAWAG/Laura Baquedano. 14-05-2024. The Annual Meeting provided a space for GWC Members to interact with one another and discuss the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the…