UNICEF
07 Mar 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 March 2012: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have released a joint report conveying the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water in 2010.
The report, titled “Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation: 2012 Update,” indicates that between 1990 and 2010, over 2 billion people gained access to safe drinking water sources, thus reducing the proportion of the world...
16 Jan 2012
This meeting is co-organized by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It will bring together ministers and representatives of international organizations and civil society, and will aim to bridge the outcome of the 2010 MDGs Summit with concrete and effective actions through a global dialogue among a broad range of stakeholders. The meeting will host a Ministerial discussion on “Human Security...
16 Jan 2012
US President George W. Bush is the host of the 2004 G8 Summit. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/g8-sea-island-summit-2004/ ]
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
3 December 2010: The EU has approved a 3.4 million euro project, to be implemented by UNICEF, for increasing access to safe and sustainable water and sanitation, and reducing water-related diseases in Kiribati.
The project will target the small and remote outer islands of Kiribati, focusing on conducting hydro-geological assessments of groundwater resources, assessing existing water and sanitation infrastructures, repairing faulty structures and installing new rainwater harvesting systems with...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 February 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced that it, together with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and bilateral donors, have signed a joint partnership arrangement for the delivery of the Vanuatu Health Sector Strategy 2010-2016.
Members of the partnership will form a working group together with Ministry of Health directors, its planning officer and finance manager, and support it in annual...
