Year of publication: 2004

WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (2004). Meeting the MDG drinking-water and sanitation target : a mid-term assessment of progress. Geneva, Switzerland, World Health Organization (WHO). 33 p. : boxes, 18 fig., photogr., tab. ISBN 9241562781

This report details the progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) for drinking water supply and sanitation of individual countries, regions, and the world as a whole between the MDG baseline year of 1990 and the half-way mark of 2002. It provides the latest estimates and trends on where we stand today. The estimates are critical for calculating rates of progress towards national goals and for highlighting priorities, especially those that target the underserved. The report also marks a new cycle of more frequent reporting, which can be effectively used for sector capacity-building efforts at the national and subnational levels. The report makes two significant predictions on reaching the 2015 goals, based on progress to date: the global sanitation target will be missed by half a billion people; and, the world is on track to meet the drinking water target. The report is intended as a 'reality check' for individual countries and the international community on how far we have come, and where we need to focus next, in order to fulfil our commitment.

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