Source Features - WSSCC News
2nd Announcement Global WASH Forum
19 Jul 04
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), in cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Senegal, has the pleasure to announce the "Global WASH Forum", which will take place from 29 November to 3 December 2004 in Dakar.
Heightened profile of WSSCC at CSD-12 in April 2004
27 May 04
The 12th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-12) held from 14-30 April 2004 in New York, focused on water, sanitation and human settlements.
Minister likens struggle for water to fight against apartheid
27 May 04
The struggle to provide a society where people have equal access to clean water and sanitation can be seen as a microcosm of the struggle against apartheid and for social justice, says Ronnie Kasrils, South African Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry.
Global WASH Forum 2004 in Dakar - First announcement
27 May 04
Global WASH Forum 2004 will take place from 22 to 26 November 2004 in Dakar, Senegal, at Le Meridien President Conference Centre under the title of
"Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for all - Building coalitions for the Millennium Development Goals"
WSSCC country reports
15 Mar 04
The Geneva-based Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has developed and published updates on action programmes in countries where the Council has developed a presence.
WSSCC Resource Pack on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
15 Mar 04
The MDGs represent a firm political commitment by all 191 United Nations member states to work together to eradicate global poverty by the year 2015.
Listening and learning: Publication on World Water Day
15 Mar 04
The failure to achieve safe water and sanitation represents the biggest misdirection of national and international development efforts over the last fifty years, says a new publication from the WSSCC entitled ?Listening?.
Geneva WASH Week and WASH Partnership Meeting 2003
19 Jan 04
In support of the wider process to catalyse action at country level towards the water and sanitation Millennium Development Goals, WSSCC organised its annual WASH Week from 15-19 December 2003 in Geneva.
Former Dutch Environment Minister Dr. Jan Pronk takes over WSSCC Chair from Sir Richard Jolly
19 Jan 04
The WASH partnership meeting marked the formal handover of the Chair of WSSCC from Sir Richard Jolly to Dr. Jan Pronk.
WSSCC signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Gender and Water Alliance
19 Jan 04
The Gender and Water Alliance (GWA) and the WSSCC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation and joint programming between the two organisations.
