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| Successor | Sanitation and Hygiene Fund |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1990 |
| Dissolved | 2020 |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Focus | Sanitation, hygiene |
| Location | |
Area served | Worldwide, with particular focus on developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia |
Key people | Sue Coates, Executive Director a.i. Hind Khatib-Othman, chair of steering committee, both till end 2020 |
| Website | wsscc |
| Vision and Mission | |
|---|---|
| WSSCC's Vision is “A world in which everyone, everywhere is able to practice safe sanitation and hygiene with dignity.” | |
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) was a United Nations-hosted organization contributing to Sustainable Development Goal 6, Target 6.2 on sanitation and hygiene.[1]: 24 It was established in 1990 and closed at the end of 2020. WSSCC advocated for improved sanitation and hygiene, with a focus on the needs of women, girls and people in vulnerable situations.[1]: 24
WSSCC's main areas of focus were large-scale sanitation and hygiene behaviour change programmes through the Global Sanitation Fund.
- ^ a b WSSCC (2018) Annual Report of WSSCC, Geneva, Switzerland