Political leadership and concrete action have led to good
progress on creating universal and sustainable access to decent sanitation and
drinking water, but additional efforts are needed to fulfil commitments by the
2014 deadline, a United Nations-backed partnership reported today.
The 15 developing countries that made specific commitments to
tackle open defecation have made notable progress in scaling up community-based
approaches to sanitation, according to the report. UN figures show that some
1.1 billion people still defecate in the open, leading the UN General Assembly
this year to designate 19 November as World Toilet Day.
Nine countries reported significant budget increases for
sanitation and water and many leaders have given the water, sanitation and
hygiene (WASH) sector higher political visibility
According to the findings, more effort must also be made to
include multiple stakeholders in the progress review process. While two-thirds
of developing countries consulted with development partners, only 10 per cent
solicited inputs from civil society and 10 per cent included the ministry of
finance. Meanwhile, civil society has been engaged indirectly by donors in
connection with the review.
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO) announced last March that the world had met the MDG target
for improved drinking water sources, but that many still lack safe water, and
that the target for improved sanitation is lagging and will not be met at
current rates of progress.
"Social,Economic&Political Will Is The Key To
Ensuring Water And Sanitation For All"We need combined efforts of
social,economic and political institution to eliminate the barrier in providing
WASH SERVICES to the people.
Edited By: Sonika
Edited By: Sonika
Source:UNNC
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