{"id":8927,"date":"2024-03-07T07:47:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T07:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=8927"},"modified":"2024-03-07T12:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:20:18","slug":"adb-and-unicef-join-hands-to-strengthen-climate-resilient-water-and-sanitation-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=8927","title":{"rendered":"ADB and UNICEF join hands to strengthen climate resilient water and sanitation services."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New partnership will benefit up to 1.5 million people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Islamabad \u2014 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF)\u00a0 signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) to collaborate on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and solid waste management interventions under an ADB-funded project in the cities of Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur in Punjab province of Pakistan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement was signed by Yong Ye, ADB Country Director for Pakistan, and Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF\u2019s Representative in Pakistan, at UNICEF\u2019s Pakistan office in Islamabad.\u201cADB and UNICEF are joining forces and renewing our shared commitment to strengthen policy, legislative framework, and institutional capacity in municipal service delivery, this time to improve the quality, coverage, and reliability of urban services under the Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services (DREAMS) Project,\u201d said Mr. Ye. \u201cThe collaboration will enable us to support the government\u2019s efforts to address water supply and solid waste management challenges in these two important and rapidly growing cities.\u201d\u00a0 Under the new partnership, ADB and UNICEF will collaborate to support inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban infrastructure and services in Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur through public awareness and communication campaigns that will improve behaviours and practices related to water, sanitation, and solid waste management.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The understanding reached between ADB and UNICEF Pakistan offices will help promote sustainable, inclusive, and low carbon municipal services that will benefit up to 1.5 million urban dwellers in the two cities of Punjab, the most populous province of the country.\u00a0 \u201cSigning of this agreement further strengthens the existing collaboration between ADB and UNICEF in Pakistan,\u201d said Mr. Fadil. \u201cBoth organisations are committed to leveraging collective expertise and knowledge to help increase equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene services and to reduce vulnerability of citizens, especially children and women, to growing climate change and environmental degradation.\u201d The close synergies between ADB\u2019s DREAMS project and UNICEF’s WASH program present a significant opportunity to enhance the impact of the programs, ultimately leading to positive outcomes in water, sanitation, and hygiene that will benefit communities in Pakistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement will also pave the way for collaboration in future phases of the DREAMS project and other projects in Pakistan.\u00a0 This is the second formal agreement between the two organisations at the country level, following the collaboration to procure emergency medical supplies and equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0\u00a0 ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members\u201449 from the region. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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