Global Aid Network (GAiN) Canada's Response to COVID-19
Earlier this week, WHO declared COVD-19 a pandemic. We recognize that we are living in a time of anxiety and stress, and wanted to provide an update…
Tag: hygiene & sanitation
Coronavirus and WASH
With the first case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sub-Saharan Africa confirmed by local authorities in Nigeria, it’s worth thinking about how to reduce the spread of this disease.…
U.N. calls for concerted effort to fight open defecation
STOCKHOLM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.N. has called for collaboration between governments, the private sector and scientists to improve sanitation needs of billions of people around the world…
UN CALLS ON COUNTRIES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN DEVELOPMENT
New York, Feb 21 2013 2:00PM
The United Nations and its partners today called on the international community to prioritize ensuring access to water and sanitation to vulnerable…
World Toilet Day
ON WORLD TOILET DAY, UN EXPERT HIGHLIGHTS LINKS BETWEEN LACK OF SANITATION AND PERSISTENT POVERTY
New York, Nov 19 2012 9:05AM
Marking World Toilet Day today, the…