Welcome to the Sanitation and Water for All Partnership
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) is a partnership of governments, donors, civil society and multilateral organizations. Its aim is to ensure that all people have access to basic sanitation and safe drinking water. It is particularly concerned with those countries where the needs are greatest.
High Level Meeting 2012
Serious commitments will extend access to sustainable sanitation facilities and improved drinking water sources to millions more people
On April 20, 2012, Ministerial delegations from almost 40 developing countries assembled alongside major donors at a meeting hosted by UNICEF and the World Bank. The meeting, chaired by His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, former president of Ghana and Chair of SWA, and moderated by Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Chair of WaterAid Sweden and incoming United Nations Deputy Secretary General, resulted in commitments to take immediate steps to speed up global access to water and sanitation.
Find out more about the High Level Meeting 2012
High Level Meeting 2012 in pictures
Watch a slide show of the meeting
High Level Meeting 2012 speeches
Statements of Commitments and evidence
Read the Statements of Commitments and evidence prepared for the meeting as well as information about the preparatory process
Watch this clip! His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, former president of Ghana and newly appointed chair of the SWA partnership shares his view on the importance of the SWA and the High Level Meeting
Photo Water Aid / Suzanne Porter
Latest news
Global leaders invest in solutions for sanitation and water for all at the HLM
Serious commitments announced at the High Level Meeting on April 20, 2012 will extend access to sustainable sanitation facilities and improved drinking water sources to millions more people
High level meeting sets course towards Water and Sanitation for All
40 developing countries aim for swifter progress on meeting basic needs
WASHINGTON DC, April 19, 2012 –- Ahead of the World Bank’s Spring Meetings, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries met with major donors and water and sanitation sector organizations, to discuss speeding up global access to water and sanitation.
The 2012 GLAAS Report Released
On April 12, The 2012 Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS), a UN-Water initiative implemented by the World Health Organization,
was released.
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John Agyekum Kufuor appointed as Chair of the SWA Partnership
Leading African statesman John Agyekum Kufuor agreed to bring his significant convening power to help place the issues of sanitation and water high on the global political agenda.