November 25th, 2014
The Water for Life Decade’s Office/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) has just launched a platform on best practices on water and sanitation. These practices have been selected through a screening process including the Water for Life Best Practices Award and the Zaragoza Annual Conferences. Full story >>
November 18th, 2014
World Toilet Day is a day to take action. It is a day to raise awareness about all people who do not have access to a toilet - despite the human right to water and sanitation. It is a day to do something about it. Full story >>
November 13th, 2014
Ministerial Declaration: We, Ministers with responsibilities for water affairs, environment and development from 46 countries throughout the world, have assembled in East London, Republic of South Africa to initiate discussions in implementing gender mainstreaming on actions required to increase water security and sanitation dignity so as to achieve sustainable management of water resources. Full story>>
October 1st, 2014
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, is very proud to present her new publication: Realising the human rights to water and sanitation: A handbook. Full story >>
September 22nd, 2014
WfWP is co-hosting The International Conference Gender-Water-Development (GWD): the untapped connection. This conference will take place in East London, South Africa from November 3-7. Prior to this conference WfWP will be interviewing interesting participants of the conference to share their inspiring and fascinating stories. This week the Conference Chair Barbara Schreiner tells us about her involvement in gender, water and development. Full story >>
September 17th, 2014
EUWI Stakeholders meeting: SC member Diana Iskreva made a statement during the European Water Initiative Multi Stakeholder Platform (EUWI MSP) Stakeholders meeting. Full story >>
September 9th, 2014
WfWP president Mariet Verhoef- Cohen shared her views of gender-disaggregated indicators at the session of UNESCO- World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) during the World Water Week in Stockholm August 31- September 5. Full story >>
September 5th, 2014
SDC Strategic Partner of WfWP: In 2013 the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and Women for Water Partnership agreed to a three year partnership for the period 2013 - 2015. SDC is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The strategic partnership between SDC and WfWP is focussed on two issues: gender equality and water. Full story >>
August 31st, 2014
The 3 L’s of Women’s Empowerment: As former French minister for various economic portfolios – including finance and employment, agriculture and fisheries, and trade – Christine Lagarde was the first woman to become finance minister of a G8 economy and is the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She calls for opening the door to women’s learning, labour and leadership in the economy. Full story >>
August 22nd, 2014
Interview with Josefina Maestu on the Water for Life UN-Water Best Practices Award: WfWP has been very involved in the Water for Life Decade from the United Nations and is very excited that the decade will be concluded with the 'Water for Life' UN-Water Best Practices Award in March 2015. Deadline to apply for the award is the 15th of September. Josefina Maestu, coordinator of the United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015 shares her thoughts on the award with us. Full story >>
July 23rd, 2014
Former WfWP President Alice Bouman elected as Chair of the European Water Stewardship: On July 3, 2014 the European Water Stewardship (EWS) held its first Members Council meeting at the Finish Permanent Mission in Brussels marking the formal establishment of EWS as an independent organisation. Full story >>
June 16th, 2014
Interview new Director Annemiek Jenniskens On 2nd of June Annemiek Jenniskens has started as executive director of Women for Water Partnership. She shares more about her background, first impression and inspiration to take up this position in a short interview. Full story >>
May 28th, 2014
President of Women for Water Partnership Mariet Verhoef- Cohen on GWD Conference: Prior to the GWD conference WfWP will be interviewing interesting participants of the conference to share their inspiring and fascinating stories. The President of Women for Water Partnership Mariet Verhoef- Cohen tells us about her involvement in gender, water and development. Full story >>
May 27th, 2014
WfWP: 10 years of women making a difference: During the 12th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-12), WfWP was officially launched as a WSSD-type2 partnership. We have since been the voice of women in water matters, worldwide, and have raised the profile of women in the water sector, both in a professional capacity and as an important interest group in society. Full story >>
April 28th, 2014
On the African Water Integrity Learning Summit in Lusaka, 29 and 30 April 2014, Women for Water Partnership Steering Committee member, Africa Coordinator, Asha W. Abdulrahman will present the case study “Social Accountability Approach to Rainwater Harvesting for Mwihoko Women group” demonstrating social accountability tools, by lessons learned and impacts on integrity. Full story >>
April 1st, 2014
Women for Water Partnership announced today that Mariet Verhoef-Cohen succeeded Founding President Alice Bouman-Dentener as President of the organisation as from 1st April 2014. Mariet was elected by the Women for Water Partnership General Assembly. Full story >>
March 22nd, 2014
Gender-Water-Development: the untapped connection. WfWP message on the occasion of World Water Day 2014: Water is the source of life. We depend on it for our well-being and development. With the world population growing and developing at an accelerated pace, meeting the current and future water needs for domestic uses, food, energy, economic activities and healthy ecosystems is one of the prime challenges of our time. Full story >>
March 16th, 2014
CSW 58: Women for Water Partnership was proud to support core sponsors, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Swiss Mission, South African Mission and Mexican Mission to the United Nations at a side event at the Commission for the Status of Women 58 on 11 March 2014.
Full story >
The Water for Life Decade’s Office/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) has just launched a platform on best practices on water and sanitation. These practices have been selected through a screening process including the Water for Life Best Practices Award and the Zaragoza Annual Conferences. Full story >>
November 18th, 2014
World Toilet Day is a day to take action. It is a day to raise awareness about all people who do not have access to a toilet - despite the human right to water and sanitation. It is a day to do something about it. Full story >>
November 13th, 2014
Ministerial Declaration: We, Ministers with responsibilities for water affairs, environment and development from 46 countries throughout the world, have assembled in East London, Republic of South Africa to initiate discussions in implementing gender mainstreaming on actions required to increase water security and sanitation dignity so as to achieve sustainable management of water resources. Full story>>
October 1st, 2014
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, is very proud to present her new publication: Realising the human rights to water and sanitation: A handbook. Full story >>
September 22nd, 2014
WfWP is co-hosting The International Conference Gender-Water-Development (GWD): the untapped connection. This conference will take place in East London, South Africa from November 3-7. Prior to this conference WfWP will be interviewing interesting participants of the conference to share their inspiring and fascinating stories. This week the Conference Chair Barbara Schreiner tells us about her involvement in gender, water and development. Full story >>
September 17th, 2014
EUWI Stakeholders meeting: SC member Diana Iskreva made a statement during the European Water Initiative Multi Stakeholder Platform (EUWI MSP) Stakeholders meeting. Full story >>
September 9th, 2014
WfWP president Mariet Verhoef- Cohen shared her views of gender-disaggregated indicators at the session of UNESCO- World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) during the World Water Week in Stockholm August 31- September 5. Full story >>
September 5th, 2014
SDC Strategic Partner of WfWP: In 2013 the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and Women for Water Partnership agreed to a three year partnership for the period 2013 - 2015. SDC is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). The strategic partnership between SDC and WfWP is focussed on two issues: gender equality and water. Full story >>
August 31st, 2014
The 3 L’s of Women’s Empowerment: As former French minister for various economic portfolios – including finance and employment, agriculture and fisheries, and trade – Christine Lagarde was the first woman to become finance minister of a G8 economy and is the first woman to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She calls for opening the door to women’s learning, labour and leadership in the economy. Full story >>
August 22nd, 2014
Interview with Josefina Maestu on the Water for Life UN-Water Best Practices Award: WfWP has been very involved in the Water for Life Decade from the United Nations and is very excited that the decade will be concluded with the 'Water for Life' UN-Water Best Practices Award in March 2015. Deadline to apply for the award is the 15th of September. Josefina Maestu, coordinator of the United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action 'Water for Life' 2005-2015 shares her thoughts on the award with us. Full story >>
July 23rd, 2014
Former WfWP President Alice Bouman elected as Chair of the European Water Stewardship: On July 3, 2014 the European Water Stewardship (EWS) held its first Members Council meeting at the Finish Permanent Mission in Brussels marking the formal establishment of EWS as an independent organisation. Full story >>
June 16th, 2014
Interview new Director Annemiek Jenniskens On 2nd of June Annemiek Jenniskens has started as executive director of Women for Water Partnership. She shares more about her background, first impression and inspiration to take up this position in a short interview. Full story >>
May 28th, 2014
President of Women for Water Partnership Mariet Verhoef- Cohen on GWD Conference: Prior to the GWD conference WfWP will be interviewing interesting participants of the conference to share their inspiring and fascinating stories. The President of Women for Water Partnership Mariet Verhoef- Cohen tells us about her involvement in gender, water and development. Full story >>
May 27th, 2014
WfWP: 10 years of women making a difference: During the 12th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-12), WfWP was officially launched as a WSSD-type2 partnership. We have since been the voice of women in water matters, worldwide, and have raised the profile of women in the water sector, both in a professional capacity and as an important interest group in society. Full story >>
April 28th, 2014
On the African Water Integrity Learning Summit in Lusaka, 29 and 30 April 2014, Women for Water Partnership Steering Committee member, Africa Coordinator, Asha W. Abdulrahman will present the case study “Social Accountability Approach to Rainwater Harvesting for Mwihoko Women group” demonstrating social accountability tools, by lessons learned and impacts on integrity. Full story >>
April 1st, 2014
Women for Water Partnership announced today that Mariet Verhoef-Cohen succeeded Founding President Alice Bouman-Dentener as President of the organisation as from 1st April 2014. Mariet was elected by the Women for Water Partnership General Assembly. Full story >>
March 22nd, 2014
Gender-Water-Development: the untapped connection. WfWP message on the occasion of World Water Day 2014: Water is the source of life. We depend on it for our well-being and development. With the world population growing and developing at an accelerated pace, meeting the current and future water needs for domestic uses, food, energy, economic activities and healthy ecosystems is one of the prime challenges of our time. Full story >>
March 16th, 2014
CSW 58: Women for Water Partnership was proud to support core sponsors, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Swiss Mission, South African Mission and Mexican Mission to the United Nations at a side event at the Commission for the Status of Women 58 on 11 March 2014.
Full story >
