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The WASH in Humanitarian Crises Research Agenda seeks to generate a consensus-based list of priority research questions that can steer investments in research among the WASH in the humanitarian crises field up until 2030. As part of an organisation and/or network who reflects a broad spread of geography and areas of expertise in WASH and…
Increases in conflict, displacement, persistent drought, and water scarcity, and spikes in food prices are threatening lives and driving a massive humanitarian crisis across multiple countries around the globe. The global Food Security, Health, Nutrition, and WASH Clusters — humanitarian organizations working together in each of these sectors — are united in…
Welcome to the fifth edition of the GWC 2022 Monthly Newsletter! We are pleased to share in this issue the GWC capacity development updates, the new GWC Women in WASH Coordination Initiative, key updates from technical working groups, operational updates from the field, and fresh news from partner organizations including OCHA, the German…
GWC started a new initiative, Women in WASH coordination. Currently only 19% of national WASH cluster coordinators and 22% of Information Management Officers are women. There is little information related to Women’s Rights Organizations’ (WROs) participation in NHWCP even though it is a requirement of IASC Localization guidance. In order to address this gender gap…
We are delighted to launch the Global WASH Cluster (GWC)'s Strategic Plan 2022-2025.
The GWC’s Strategic Plan 2022–2025 sets out the direction for collective commitment around joint action to be achieved through a common vision, mission and objectives, supported by shared values.
The strategy is a result of collaboration and contributions from GWC’…
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…
The GWC Satellite Events are now over, click on the sessions below to access materials and recordings. See you next year! Monday 10th October 14:00 - 14:50 CEST: Opening - What is new in the Global WASH Cluster? - GWC CAST - UNICEF More info 15:00 - 15:50 CEST: Horn of Africa Crisis - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia WASH Clusters - UNICEF More Info 16:00…
Since 2020, CARE International UK and the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) at Oxford Brookes University, together with many other research partners and with the support of the Global Shelter Cluster, have been advancing understanding of the connections between humanitarian sheltering and health. In September 2022, an interactive learning event…