UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund

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Countries:	United States of America
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Organization SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the organization and its locations.	Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2) Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Organization Tags: Includes tags from the organization and its locations.	Women & Water Leaving No One Behind
Services Offered:	Policy advocacy Communications & outreach Research & analysis Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Org. Type:	Bilateral and / or Intergovernmental Agency
Org. Size:	Large (500 - 999 Employees)
Resources:	WASH Programme contribution to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention and response (UNICEF technical note), UNICEF: Handwashing with soap, critical in the fight against coronavirus, is ‘out of reach’ for billions, Understanding hygiene promotion in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak (UNICEF guidance note), Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19: Key Steps Employers Can Take, UN Water: Coronavirus global health emergency page, WASH in Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019
Language:	English
Org. Website:	www.unicef.org/wash
Org. Source:	User
Profile Completion:	92%
Coalition:	No

Organization Overview

UNICEF's Water Sanitation and Hygiene programme works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve water supplies and sanitation facilities in schools and communities, and to promote safe hygiene practices. We sponsor a wide range of activities and work with many partners, including families, communities, governments and like-minded organizations. In emergencies we provide urgent relief to communities and nations threatened by disrupted water supplies and disease. …

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Partner Organizations

Toilet Board Coalition (Organization)

www.toiletboard.org

The Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) is a business platform enabling private sector engagement; connecting large and small companies; and ensuring close collaboration between private, public and non-profit sectors with the common goal to accelerate the business of sanitation for all. … Learn More

WASH4Work (Organization)

wash4work.org

WASH is critical to leading healthy lives. Yet billions of people every day still do not have access to safe and clean water for drinking or washing, toilets and basic hygiene requirements to ensure that they stay healthy and well. … Learn More

World Vision International (Organization)

www.wvi.org/cleanwater

World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We work in 57 countries around the world in WASH, and we are one of the … Learn More

Ghoraghat manobik volenters (Organization)

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For stop child marriage and work for desibalitis Water related disaster management Learn More

Partner Projects

Agua Por la Vida y La Sostenibilidad (Project)

Cauca Valley is Colombia’s largest sugarcane producing region. Irrigation demands, combined with the needs of a growing population, of around 1.2 million living in five cities, have led to increased water scarcity in the region. As in many other Andean … Learn More

Lusaka Water Security Initiative: Wellfield Protection Project (Project)

The objective of this partnership is to protect LWSC wellfields at Shaft 5 and Mass Media, in an environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable manner securing groundwater supply for Lusaka’s residents and businesses. Between March and December 2016, the International Water … Learn More

Functionality of Rural Water Systems in Kenya (Project)

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The Annual Water Sector Review Report (February 2011) underlines the fact that ‘data situation on water and sanitation coverage in the rural areas is difficult to ascertain as no baseline survey has been undertaken. This information gap continues to make … Learn More

Lusaka Water Security Initiative (Project)

www.luwsi.org

To strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration to safeguard Lusaka's water resources while enhancing the sustainable and timely access to water and sanitation for all." Cooperation is crucial if the complex issue of water security is to be addressed sustainably. Water security is … Learn More

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Family-Friendly Policies and Other Good Workplace Practices in the Context of COVID-19: Key Steps Employers Can Take (Resource)

New guidelines to help employers support families during COVID-19: New guidelines issued by ILO and UNICEF call on enterprises to do more to support working families during the pandemic. Learn More

Developers: UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund

UN Water: Coronavirus global health emergency page (Resource)

www.unwater.org/coronavirus-global-health-emergency

This page brings together water and sanitation-related information from UN-Water Members and Partners in the light of the coronavirus global emergency. UN-Water is working to ensure the most up-to-date information, resources and guidance as they become available. Learn More

Developers: UN Habitat, UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Global Compact

UNICEF: Handwashing with soap, critical in the fight against coronavirus, is ‘out of reach’ for billions (Resource)

www.unicef.org/eap/press-releases/handwashing-soap-critical-...

Handwashing with soap, when done correctly, is critical in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but millions of people have no ready access to a place to wash their hands, UNICEF said today. In total, only 3 out … Learn More

Developers: UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund

Understanding hygiene promotion in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak (UNICEF guidance note) (Resource)

This note provides guidance on which aspects to consider when planning and implementing a hygiene promotion campaign as part of a broader risk communication and community engagement strategy. It is not meant to provide a comprehensive guide to designing a … Learn More

Developers: UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund, WASH4Work

WASH Programme contribution to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) prevention and response (UNICEF technical note) (Resource)

UNICEF's water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) scope of work in the COVID-19 response is to support affected, at-risk, low-capacity and fragile countries to secure WASH services and infection prevention control in health facilities, and sustain availability and access to WASH … Learn More

Developers: UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund, WASH4Work

WASH in Health Care Facilities: Global Baseline Report 2019 (Resource)

washdata.org/sites/default/files/documents/reports/2019-04/J...

New figures from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) indicate that WASH services in health care facilities are sub-standard in every region. Learn More

Developers: UNICEF The United Nations Children's Fund