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UN Volunteer
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Sharing hard-earned expertise to increase groundwater resources

In collaboration with UNICEF, Sido assessed WASH requirements in 12 refugee-hosting villages on the Sudanese border, which led to the installation of modern water points

Sido Ide (Niger) is a UN Volunteer Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist. At 63 years of age, he serves with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Chad. "This was my chance to serve as a global citizen and make a positive impact on the lives of refugees," he says. As part…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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World Water Day 2023: Accelerating Change in solving Africa’s Water and Sanitation Crises

Vice President Dr Beth Dunford’s Statement

Water is an essential resource with direct impact on Africa’s economic potential: inadequate access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services reduces economic opportunities. One in three Africans are affected by water scarcity. According to the 2022 WHO/UNICEF JMP report [1], 411 million people in Africa still lack basic drinking…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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World Water Day: African Development Bank makes a splash at United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference

Bank delegation to participate in more than a dozen events in New York

On World Water Day, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will join leading global stakeholders in calling for universal water security for Africans during the UN 2023 Water Conference which opens today in New York. The three-day conference will assess progress and evaluate additional steps to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 6…

World Health Organization (WHO)
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Our lifetime opportunity to enable water, sanitation and hygiene for all

Millions of children and families do not have adequate WASH services, including soap to wash their hands

As the historic United Nations Water Conference commences today – the first in nearly 50 years – the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) call on all nations to radically accelerate action to make water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) a reality for all. The numbers…

African Union Commission (AUC)

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Global leaders say Africa can achieve water security by 2030, present three pathways supported by action plan

The three proposed pathways outline how to unlock and scale an unprecedented pipeline of investable water projects through greater risk sharing between public and private finance

Achieving water security and sustainable sanitation for all in Africa is possible by 2030 and is within the power of African leaders. Download document 1: https://apo-opa.info/3yWTIYR Download document 2: https://apo-opa.info/42nQQBM This is the key message from the International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, which released a landmark report, Africa’s Rising…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
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Tajikistan: Meeting of the Ambassador with the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of Egypt

It was emphasized that Tajikistan, Egypt and the Netherlands can have fruitful cooperation for the benefit of their countries

On March 15, 2023, a joint meeting of the Ambassadors of the Republic of Tajikistan Zarobiddin Kosimi and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Khan-Maurits Schaapveld in the Arab Republic of Egypt with the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt Hani Suwaylam was held. During…

Grundfos

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Grundfos SafeWater partners with World Vision to retrofit hand pumps with faster solar-powered water systems in rural Zambia

The new solar pumps are providing water to 20,000 Zambians and World Vision is planning to serve several thousands more by 2030

SafeWater, a strategic business unit within Grundfos (www.Grundfos.com), has announced that it is partnering with World Vision’s Zambia WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programme to provide cost-effective SQFlex solar water pumps as an easy-to-use and sustainable alternative to traditional hand pumps in rural Zambia. World Vision’s Zambia WASH programme has…

Department of Water and Sanitation, Republic of South Africa
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South Africa: Water and Sanitation on National Water Month

The Department has noted the sense of panic from the users regarding the decreasing dam levels, particularly the Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS)

It is indeed a great pleasure and honour to have you here today at this media briefing, and thank you for attending. The purpose of this briefing is to provide an update on amongst others, the Western Cape water supply, key water infrastructure projects to supplement water supply, enforcement and…

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Ministry Undertakes Consultations on a New Cooperation Framework between Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Czech Republic focusing on developing practices in climate resilient agriculture and the Water sector

The consultative meeting was chaired by H.E. Semereta Sewasew in the presence of representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Planning and Development and Ministry of Water and Energy

Consultations were held between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and mission from the Czech Republic. The purpose of the meeting was to present Ethiopia’s ongoing development plan, future perspective and reach agreement on sectors of priority to be indicated in the upcoming Development Cooperation Agreement that is…

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    • United Nations (UN) 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5) – Signing ceremony with São Tomé and Príncipe. Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Thomas Östros, EIB Vice-President, Ginésio Valentim Afonso da Mata, Minister of Planning, Finance and Blue Economy - Sao Tomé and Principe (2)
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Global Gateway: Team Europe provides €14 million for water infrastructure in São Tomé

The project is a strategic priority for São Tomé and will be managed by the country’s power and water company Empresa de Água e Eletricidade (EMAE)

This new €14 million Global Gateway investment in infrastructure will improve the water network in and around the São Tomé capital, boost the country’s resilience against climate change, and help empower women and girls; three out of four people on the Central African island of São Tomé will have improved…