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In this September 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 SaniHub, GTFCC, UNICEF, OXFAM, and the Triple Nexus Initiative.
On 14 August 2024, the World…
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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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…