Tag: WASH
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Celebrating World Water Day 2024
Blog of Janet Hall Schempf, from SI Anchorage, Alaska. In 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 22 March of each year World Day for Water. This day is set apart to raise awareness and appreciation of “the supply and quality of fresh water” and to promote water conservation and sustainable management. The importance…
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There’s Power in Partnership
SI Representative to UNESCO, Marie-Christine, and guest blogger Martine Levy, WAGGGS Representative to UNESCO, demonstrate the power of partnership for women and girls.
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The role of water in tackling a global health emergency
It has been acknowledged that pandemics, which are large disease outbreaks that affect several countries, pose major health, social, and economic risks.