Tempus 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland and webex for online participation
The objective of the information session was to introduce the intergovernmental platform provided by the Protocol on Water and Heath, and its activities and tools. Presentations by country representatives illustrated the role of the Protocol in advancing the national water, sanitation, hygiene and health agenda, stimulating coordinated action on the 2030 Agenda and the human rights to water and sanitation and preparing for and recovering from infectious water-related disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19.
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List of participants | |
Provisional programme | |
Presentations | |
Video address by Mr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe | link |
Video Address by Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (recorded for the 5th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health, Belgrade, November 2019) | link |
Keynote video address by Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque, Chief Executive Officer of Sanitation and Water for All, former Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | link |
Protocol on Water and Health: Belarus Experience Presentation by Alena Drazdova, Belarus |
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Finland: Recognized Added Values Presentation by Jarkko Rapala, Finland |
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Briefing on the Protocol on Water and Health Presentation by Awilo Ochieng Pernet, Switzerland |
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Implementation of the Protocol on Water and Health in the Republic of Serbia Presentation by Dragana Jovanovic, Serbia |
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Targets and Action Plan under the Protocol on Water and Heath in Norway Presentation by Kjetil Tveitan, Norway |