Sanitation

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam on solid waste management and sanitation in Patna, 20/05/2025

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …

India VNR 2020- Decade of action: Taking SDGs from global to local

India, home to one-sixth of all humanity, holds the key to the success of the 2030 Agenda. India in its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) has made a paradigm shift to a “whole-of-society” approach with Government of India engaging sub-national and local governments, civil society organizations, local communities, people in …

UN-Water 2030 Strategy

The UN-Water 2030 Strategy represents a collective way forward to address the water and sanitation challenges over a ten-year period with necessary focus, urgency, effectiveness and coherence. As the 2030 Strategy will take UN-Water to the target date for the 2030 Agenda, it has a focus on accelerating progress towards …

Common purpose, common future: transforming finance for sustainable development to combat the COVID-19 and climate crises

This new report from End Water Poverty and WaterAid, Common Purpose, Common Future, shows that the financing gaps for achieving universal access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (SDG 6) and Agenda 2030—although large—can nevertheless be met. However, the resurfacing of past problems of indebtedness signals that new solutions are …

Advisory on on-site and off-site sewage management practices

Government of India as well State Governments, hitherto had been encouraging cities to prepare conventional sewage management plans comprising of sewer networks and sewage treatment plants, on whole city basis. This process although tested and robust but is cost and time intensive. Further, sanitation sector has become a priority, in …

The Sustainable Development Goal 6: Global Acceleration Framework

The Global Acceleration Framework for SDG 6 addresses an issue which cuts across many areas of the UN’s work. Developed by more than 30 UN entities and 40 international organizations, it outlines more efficient and coordinated support to countries to ensure global availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation …

COVID-19 In African Cities: Impacts, Responses and Policies

COVID-19, a global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), is crippling the global economy and upending people’s lives thereby threatening sustainable development across all its dimensions. Africa is also facing the dire consequences of the crisis necessitating timely response, recovery and rebuilding policies and strategies. Globally, urban areas …

Environmental Performance Index 2020 Technical Appendix

This technical appendix is a companion document to the 2020 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) Report. It contains additional details about the methods used in the 2020 EPI. Along with the files available online, the purpose of this technical appendix is to provide all information necessary for fully replicating the analysis …

For every child, reimagine : UNICEF Annual Report, 2019

In 2019, the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and partners worked side by side with children and young people to overcome the obstacles that keep far too many children from reaching their full potential. By the end of 2019, the mid-term mark of …

Swachh Bharat Mission(Grameen) Phase-II Guidelines

With the key objective of SBMG Phase I attained, the Government of India renewed its commitment to further enhance the sanitation and hygiene status in rural areas with the approval of Phase II of the programme. SBMG Phase II has been uniquely designed to leverage the capacity of individuals and …

World Vision Annual Report 2019

World Vision’s aspiration for all children is for them to be “Educated for Life” — from birth all the way through and beyond adolescence. We believe education plays an important role in breaking the cycle of poverty and helps children reach their full potential. When they have access to education, …

Zimbabwe: Government, UN launch a US$715m humanitarian response plan for 2020

The 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan for Zimbabwe was launched today, targeting 5.6 million people with food assistance and support in the areas of health, water-sanitation-hygiene, education, protection, nutrition, shelter, and camp coordination and management. The plan requests for a total of US$715 million from international community.

Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2020

This report analyses trends as well as data availability for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific and its five sub regions. It assesses gaps which must be closed to achieve the goals by 2030. This assessment is designed to ensure the region’s actions …

Budget of Delhi 2020-21: Budget Speech

Delhi is being recognized for its new initiative and a new thinking towards education, health services, social welfare and social security measures taken to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the common man. The basic foundation of the Kejriwal Model of Governance is guaranteeing the best …

Question raised in Lok Sabha on status of Swachh Bharat Mission Rural, 12/03/2020

Under SBM(G), the funds are released to State/UT Governments. Further release of the funds to the districts/panchayats/beneficiaries is done by the States/UTs. Since 2014-15 till date, a total amount of Rs.4224.98 crore has been released by the Government of India to Rajasthan under SBM(G), and the State has utilized Rs.3997.24 …

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on construction of toilets under SBM-U, 11/03/2020

Government of India have launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) on 2ndOct, 2014 with an objective to make all the urban areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) and 100% scientific processing of its Municipal Solid Waste. The target of construction of toilets under SBM-U is fixed on the basis …

Report by the Municipal Corporation Gurugram on cleaning of water drains, 05/03/2020

Latest status report on action plan submitted by the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram in the case of OA No. 454 of 2018 in the matter of Subhash Gupta & Others Vs Union of India dated 05/03/2020. The matter relates to cleaning of water drains and mentions the work done and the …

Rapid needs assessment of older people-Gambella, Ethiopia

The report contains key findings of the assessment, together with observations and analysis by HelpAge’s humanitarian team and sectoral advisers.It aims to help all organisations operating in Gambella– including humanitarian agencies, donors and cluster groups–to develop and implement inclusive programmes, and to support advocacy for the rights of older refugees. …

Water in Crisis/es: 2020 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Barometer

Increasing numbers of displaced people, cholera epidemics, impacts of climate change, soaring water stress: SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL assesses the current situation of access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene throughout the world. While inequalities are increasing, Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is still far from being achieved. Today, 2.2 …

Opportunity2030: the Standard Chartered SDG investment map

India needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over USD 1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. According to the Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map, the total investment that the country needs to …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste water being discharged from an STP plant at Barwala, Hisar, Haryana, 21/01/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sukhwanti Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 21/01/2020 regarding waste water being discharged from the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Barwala, into the land of the applicant and other adjoining lands, resulting in damage to the crops, contaminating groundwater, …

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