Water and sanitation partnerships raising awareness and delivering water and sanitation services

(i) Support to water supply and sanitation services

Wider though still limited access to improved sanitation services.

Sanitation services were also improved in 421 primary schools.

Rural sanitation could also be improved through strengthening health extension services.

Access to sanitation services for the poor could also be expanded through dedicated comprehensive programmes, such as total sanitation campaigns .

Figure 12 Percentage of households without adequate water and sanitation services (2002)

Assemblies of God Development and Relief Services implement health and sanitation activities.

Water and sanitation facilities and services for refugees Iran seeks compensation in the amount of USD 1,642,109 for expenses incurred in expanding and improving water and sanitation facilities and services at existing refugee camps and in constructing water and sanitation facilities and providing related services at new camps.

The presenter of the theme Water and sanitation underlined the importance of pricing policies in the supply of water and sanitation services.

Basic services continue to deteriorate, particularly in the health, water and sanitation sectors.

Services are lacking, particularly as far as sanitation and domestic water are concerned

Social infrastructure and support services, including housing, settlement, water, sanitation, energy and transport

The Commission held interactive discussions in plenary on strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation services and water and sanitation follow up.

Panellists stressed the importance of country ownership of water and sanitation policies and services.

It was emphasized that women's community groups and organizations should be supported to participate in providing water and sanitation services because they often subsidized and managed services and played an important role in bridging the supply gap of water and sanitation services.

5.1 States should progressively ensure that everyone has access to water and sanitation services and that these services are equitably distributed.

Urban services water and sanitation getting the private sector to work for the urban poor

(ix) Supporting the provision and maintenance of sanitation services to refugees and refugee host countries

Options are presented on access to basic water services integrated water resources management access to basic sanitation sanitation and hygiene education and wastewater collection, treatment and reuse.

Informal human settlements should be upgraded through the provision of water and sanitation services and through assistance with the construction of their own water and sanitation facilities.

Since 1990, over 1 billion people have gained access to improved drinking water and sanitation services.

Decentralized provision of sanitation services is standard practice in many countries and a goal in others.

Microfinance may also be able to support small entrepreneurs in the business of providing sanitation services.

Mr. Lenton underlined the importance of pricing policies in the supply of water and sanitation services.

(c) Health, water and sanitation programme, to provide medical services and paediatric attention to the needy

47. Savings under sanitation and cleaning materials were the result of their provision under contractual services.

Where charges for sanitation services are included in water charges, services for poor households, including sewer connections, could be cross subsidized from progressive water charges.

6.2 States should subsidize water and sanitation services for low income households and poor areas that lack the means to secure access to such services.

Other United Nations entities have focused on women's access to services, such as water and sanitation, energy, education and training and financial services and technologies.

Generally, these countries citizens enjoy services that provide for all water needs, from drinking to irrigation to sanitation.

Target 10 Halve by 2015 the percentage of people without access to safe drinking water and sanitation services

Initially, UNHCR has concentrated these arrangements in key sectors such as health, water, sanitation, logistics and social services.

They have received assistance in the sectors of food, shelter, water, sanitation, health care, education and community services.

37. The savings under contractual services resulted from reduced requirements for sanitation, cleaning and garbage disposal services because of fewer premises being rented during this period.

Sanitation

Sanitation

Community based organizations and non governmental organizations could act as catalysts for improved hygiene and sanitation in rural communities, and Governments could assist in training local suppliers of sanitation fixtures and services.

While hygiene education and awareness raising are often continuing processes requiring long term donor and government commitment, they can catalyse private demand for sanitation services, thus leveraging household and community sanitation investments.

There are marked shortages of water and sanitation services in rural areas and in some departments in the country.

Sustainable urban development (access to basic services such as water and sanitation, waste management, transport and energy urban planification).

Brazil had adopted in the 1980s a policy of condominium development of water and sanitation services in poor neighbourhoods.

In this case, public health education and hygiene awareness raising, including through mass media, could create demand for sanitation services.

UNICEF interventions focus on expanding programmes that promote improved hygiene and sanitation, while maintaining support for improved water supply services.

During the training, the Vietnamese received assistance which included food, domestic items, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, social services and education.