UN High-Level Water and Sanitation Days
Days 2015—will take place Nov.
18–20 at UNHQ. The Final
meeting of the UN SecretaryGeneral’s Advisory Board on
Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB)
spans the three days concluding
on Nov. 20 with the UNSGAB
Final Ceremony. The 2nd Special
Thematic Session on Water and
Disasters will be held on Nov.
18–19 and
UN World Toilet Day will be
celebrated on Nov. 19.
UN World Toilet Day
19th November
adapting to the long-term impacts of climate change.
Location: Paris, Ile-De-France, France
Contact: UNFCCC Secretariat
Phone: +49-228 815-1000
Fax: +49-228-815-1999
E-mail: [email protected]
www: http://www.unfccc.int
AfWA 18th International Congress
February 22-26 2016
Nairobi, Kenya
The African Water Association is
organizing its 18th International
Congress on dates mentioned
above in Nairobi - Kenya with the
main following theme:
Celebrated globally, UN World Toilet Day is an annual
opportunity to inspire action and underscore the urgency
needed to end open defecation, especially for women and
girls who are particularly vulnerable. The New York based
event will focus on the WTD 2015
theme: the sanitation and nutrition link. Participants will
consider how better sanitation supports better nutrition
and improved health, particularly for growing children.
The event is hosted by the Government of Singapore will
consider the WTD 2015 theme with relevant speakers and
personalities.
“SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN
AFRICA.”
COP21 Climate Change Conference
World Humanitarian Summit May, 2016
Who will visit?
The organizers expect more than 1,000 delegates from
water & sanitation sectors. In addition, the exhibition will
attract local, regional and international trade visitors.
For more information, kindly contact:
Sylvain USHER – AfWA General Secretary
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.afwa-hq.org
Paris | 30 November to 11 December 2015
Medical supplies are delivered to South Sudan. WHO/Fred Urlep
A bold and ambitious global climate agreement at COP21 in Paris could launch a
new era of sustainable development.
In December 2015, the international community will
convene in Paris at the “21st Session of the Conference
of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change” (otherwise known as
COP21) to agree to a new global climate change deal.
An ambitious outcome in Paris will accelerate
opportunities for climate change action in developing
countries and be an important pillar in the post-2015 era
of sustainable development. The Paris Agreement has the
potential to galvanize countries and communities to act –
simultaneously working to reduce carbon emissions while
The World Humanitarian Summit, scheduled for May 2016
in Istanbul, Turkey, will bring together Governments, UN
agencies, NGOs, private companies, crisis-affected people
and others to set the agenda for humanitarian action for
years to come.
As part of an ongoing consultation process, thought
leaders gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, recently to
catalyse discussion and help set the priorities for the
Summit.
A cross-cutting message of this three-day World
Humanitarian Summit Global Consultation was that all
humanitarian action should focus first and foremost on
the needs of people.
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