Coordinating the UN's work on water and sanitation

Gender-disaggregated Data on Water and Sanitation: Expert Group Meeting Report

7 May, 2010

Gender considerations are at the heart of providing, managing and conserving the world’s water resources as well as for safeguarding public health and private dignity through proper provision of sanitation and hygiene. The central role of women in water resource management and sanitation, especially in developing countries, is increasingly recognized at all levels of development activity.