The 14th meeting of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting under the UNECE –WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health will take place in Budapest, on 12 and 13 December 2024. It will start in the afternoon of 12 December (2.30 to 5.30 p.m. CET) and continue in the morning of 13 December (9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. CET).
Remote connection will be available via WebEx.
The working languages will be English, French and Russian.
The Task Force meeting will be held back-to-back with the Regional workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation under the Protocol (Budapest, 11-12 (a.m.) December 2024).
The main objectives of the meeting of the Task Force are to:
- Review progress by Parties and other States in setting, revising and implementing their targets, in accordance with article 6 of the Protocol, with a particular focus on targets related to equitable access to water, sanitation, hygiene and health;
- Launch the 6th reporting cycle under the Protocol and review the features of the new online reporting system;
- Review progress with the implementation of the water-, sanitation- and hygiene-related targets of the Sustainable Development Goals;
- Review implementation of the programme of work of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting for 2023-2025 and reflect on the thematic priorities to be considered and/or strengthened in the future programme of work for 2026-2028.