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Author: Sanjay Wijesekera

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A woman standing at a doorway in South Sudan
Are we missing a game changer? Gender-based violence and social protection

Are we missing a game changer? Gender-based violence and social protection

Experts speak

By Sanjay Wijesekera

I want to talk about an area that is little known, often misunderstood, yet promising – what we know about the links between gender-based violence and social protection. We know that the period of history we are living through has surfaced severe challenges for girls and women. Alongside the health pandemic and lockdown measures… Read more →←
A mother stands with her son beside a new toilet
5 things you might not know on World Toilet Day

5 things you might not know on World Toilet Day

Experts speak

By Sanjay Wijesekera

Faeces (“poo”, “number two”, “doodoo”, “shit”) can kill children. Over 800 children under 5 years old die every day from diseases linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. That is like two Boeing 747’s full of babies and pre-kindergartners crashing without a survivor every single day, 365 days a year. This… Read more →←
A young woman helps an elderly woman lift a bucket of water A young woman helps an elderly woman lift a bucket of water she just filled from a UNICEF-sponsored hand pump in the village of Mano Njaigbla, Kenema district, Sierra Leone.
How can we ensure ‘sanitation and water for all’?

How can we ensure ‘sanitation and water for all’?

Impact

By Sanjay Wijesekera

In two weeks over 50 member countries of the Sanitation and Water for All partnership will meet at the headquarters of the World Bank to signal their determination to bring to their citizens the benefits of two of the most basic necessities of life: safe drinking water and adequate toilets. They will also be making tangible commitments,… Read more →←
Sanjay Wijesekera

Sanjay Wijesekera is Director of Programmes, UNICEF.

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