Latest Announcements
- Chair's speech at the World Water Day in the Hague, 2013
- UNSGAB’s call for a Post-2015 Global Goal on Water
- Second WHO/UNICEF Consultation on the Formulation of Post 2015 Global WASH Goals
- Speech at the High-Level African Dialogue on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus
- Opening Speech UNSGAB 19th Meeting
- UNSGAB Chair's speech "Sanitation and Water for All" in Washington DC
- UNSGAB in 6th World Water Forum in Marseille
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.
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.
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.
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.