Date: 14 Aug 2013 15:00:01 -0400
Subject: POLITICAL WILL KEY TO ENSURING WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL,
SAYS UN-BACKED REPORT
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POLITICAL WILL KEY TO ENSURING WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL, SAYS
UN-BACKED REPORTNew York, Aug 14 2013 3:00PMPolitical 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.
Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson welcomed the "encouraging steps
forward" detailed in the
<"http://www.sanitationandwaterforall.org/files/2013%20Progress%20Update%20on%20the%202012%20SWA%20HLM%20Commitments.pdf">2013
Progress Update issued by the
<"http://www.sanitationandwaterforall.org/">Sanitation and Water for
All (SWA) partnership.
"I am especially encouraged by the increased budgets, strengthened
national planning and reduced numbers of people practicing open
defecation," Mr. Eliasson said in a
<"http://www.un.org/sg/dsg/statements/index.asp?nid=425">statement,
congratulating those responsible for these achievements.
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.
Others report progress in creating stronger information systems from
which important decisions can be made, as well as improved planning
and coordination processes.
"The monitoring report shows exceptional achievements and illustrates
that that political will and strong leadership can drive action, even
in the toughest environments," said SWA chair John Agyekum Kufuor.
"I am immensely impressed that countries were able to translate
commitments into action on the ground. This report shows that SWA
high-level meetings add value," he stressed.
The SWA partnership – comprised of governments, donors, civil society
organizations, development partners and several UN agencies – last met
at a high-level meeting in April 2012, at which representatives
committed to addressing barriers to delivery of sustainable water and
sanitation services.
Developing countries reported completion or good progress on almost 60
per cent of those commitments and donors on 80 per cent, according to
the report released today.
Meanwhile, only 44 per cent of country commitments and 42 per cent of
donor commitments are on track to be achieved by the third high-level
meeting of the SWA set for April 2014.
Mr. Eliasson, who is also a member of the Secretary-General's
Advocates Group for the Achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs), said the challenge now is to maintain momentum and
eliminate barriers to delivering the remaining commitments.
"Strengthening financing systems, carrying out institutional reforms
and addressing gaps in human resources will be critical," he said. "I
encourage all development partners to support these efforts."
The report showed that work remains to improve the effectiveness and
sustainability of service delivery.
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 goals of the partnership are in line with the targets contained in
the MDGs, which world leaders agreed to meet by the end of 2015.
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.
Both agencies participate in SWA, along with the UN Development
Programme (UNDP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), UN
University (UNU), and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and
Empowerment of Women (UN Women).Aug 14 2013 3:00PM
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