The Sanitation and Water for All Global High Level Meetings

The Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High Level Meetings (HLM) bring together Ministers of Finance from developing countries, ministers of development cooperation from donor countries and high-level representatives from development banks and other donor institutions to address the lack of priority given to sanitation and water as a development intervention, the poor targeting of aid in the sector, and the need for robust planning and institutions. 

The second High Level Meeting took place on Friday 20 April 2012, before the weekend World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Find out more about the High Level Meeting 2012 here.

The first High Level Meeting took place on On April 23, 2010. For more information, including progress reports and summaries, please click here.

You can also join the SWA here or contact the SWA secretariat for more information here

Latest news  about the 2012 HLM

High Level Meeting 2012 in pictures

High Level Meeting 2012 - PHOTO SUMMARY

Réunion de haut niveau 2012 - RÉSUMÉ PHOTOGRAPHIQUE

Watch a slide show of the meeting

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 here this week, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries are meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, UK International Development Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell, Chair of the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation HRH the Prince of Orange, and major donors and water and sanitation sector organizations, to discuss speeding up global access to water and sanitation.

Read more here.