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Solving global water problems is central to eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development. The UNSG's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) is an independent body established in March 2004 by United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, to give him advice as well as to galvanize action on water and sanitation issues.
Chaired by His Royal Highness the Prince of the Netherlands, the Board is composed of a wide range of dignitaries, technical experts, and individuals with proven experience in providing inspiration, moving the machinery of government, as well as working with the media, the private sector and civil society.
UNSGAB Secretariat is hosted by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations.
Hashimoto Action Plan II
 The United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Sanitation is embarking on their next strategic phase with the release of the Hashimoto Action Plan II. In only a few years, world leaders will assess progress made towards the Millennium Development Goals, including the targets to halve by 2015 the number of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Getting the right policies, strategies and actions in place during the next three years is absolutely critical. The Hashimoto Action Plan II contributes to this effort by motivating, convening and galvanizing its partners to achieve objectives in five key areas: financing, sanitation, monitoring & reporting, integrated water resources management and water and disaster.
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 Minutes of the 17th Board Meeting in Bonn (21/12/2011)
- Opening Speech UNSGAB 17th Meeting (14/11/2011)
It really is a pleasure to open our 17th UNSGAB meeting in Germany. I would like to thank the Government of Germany and the ministry for environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety as well as the ministry for economic cooperation and development for inviting us to contribute to the Bonn2011 Conference and for generously hosting our meeting... Read more...
- Underpinning the Pillars of Sustainable Development in the context of a Green Economy (28/09/2011)
UNSGAB has prepared its input to the UNCSD2012 Summit. The Board supports objectives for universal access to sanitation and water, for wastewater managment, as well as for a future where more food is produced with less water.
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- Third Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring of Investment and Results (MIR) (28/09/2011)
UNSGAB was represented at the Third Expert Group Meeting on Monitoring of Investment and Results (MIR) in the Water Sector in Asia and the Pacific hosted by UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand 22 - 23 September. The Expert Group will feed their findings into the Asia Pacific Water Forum 2012.
- GWP Annual Lecture 2011 by HRH the Prince of Orange (19/08/2011)
GWP Chair, Friends of GWP, your Excellencies. Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends!!
It is my great pleasure to be with you here today to celebrate the Global Water Partnership's 15 year anniversary. I would like to congratulate all of you who have contributed to the important work and impressive achievements of GWP. Read more...
- Getting the Drive to 2015 on Track in Urban Settlements - From Intention to Implementation seminar, Aug. 24 during the Stockholm Water Week (18/08/2011)
Convened by the United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), International Water Association (IWA), Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science (EAWAG) and Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
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