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What are the implications for the humanitarian water and sanitation services if fuel is not allowed to enter Gaza? To answer this question, it is necessary to understand the humanitarian water supply and survival needs of water, the specific context of the Gaza Strip water supply, and…
Welcome to the tenth edition of the Global WASH Cluster Newsletter in 2023! In this update, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news and key updates from National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members, and partners such as NRC, WHO, UNICEF, The Government of Netherlands, World Water Council, CAWST and RWSN. Read more here.
We would like to share with you the Gaza WASH Sector Advocacy Note and Public Statement on the Situation in Gaza developed by the WASH Cluster in Palestine. This paper aims to raise awareness of the WASH situation in Gaza at this critical time and advocate for increased support for essential WASH components. The WASH Cluster and its…
Welcome to the eighth edition of the Global WASH Cluster Newsletter in 2023! In this update, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news on our upcoming participation at AIDEX 2023, key updates from National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members, and partners such as OCHA, the German WASH Network, CAWST, The EEHF, Columbia University, UNICEF and IASC. Read…
Welcome to the seventh edition of the Global WASH Cluster Newsletter in 2023! In this update, we bring you a rich and diverse array of news on our upcoming participation at World Water Week, key updates from National Coordination Platforms (NCPs), GWC members, and partners such as UNICEF, IMPACT/REACH, WHO, ICRC, MSF, EPFL and IASC. Read more here.
UNICEF-led/co-led Clusters and Area of Responsibility will be hosting a side event on "Fragility and Climate: Joined-up Action for Collective Outcomes" at the upcoming COP28 conference in Dubai. We invite you and your partners to attend this session if you will be present for COP28 and also to share this widely. The session will showcase thought…
GWC SIDE EVENT at AIDEX 2023 Leaving no one behind, ending needs by reducing risks and vulnerabilities, achieving sustainable development and peace are a shared commitment of the United Nations and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. This requires ‘joined-up’ action for collective outcomes by the humanitarian, development, and peace actors for which effective and…
The 2023 Emergency Environmental Health Forum will take place on 10th and 11th May 2023. This will be a hybrid event and we encourage in-person attendance for EEHF invitees. Accordingly, the EEHF the call for Abstracts is closed. Proposals are currently under review on the following themes: Climate change mitigation in crises contexts Outbreaks (COVID-19, cholera…
We are happy to share that the GWC, together with Sanitation and Water For All has hosted a side event at UN water 2023 conference on "Joined-up Action for Humanitarian and Development Collective Outcomes to Accelerate SDG6". The event took place on Wednesday 22 March from 8 AM to 10 AM EST (1 PM to 3 PM CET) at the UNICEF Danny Kaye Center in New York. Recording and…
The Global Task Force on Cholera Control, the Global Health and WASH Custers, together with UNICEF and WHO are pleased to share the invitation to an interactive global cholera briefing and call to action on Tuesday 8 November from 14h00 - 16h00 CET The event will showcase high-level keynote presentations, a global snapshot of the current outbreaks worldwide as well…