Sanitation and Water For All (SWA) has formed a Global Leadership Council (GLC), a high-level group of appointed SWA leaders who will advocate for universal water, sanitation and hygiene in the lead up to 2030, the deadline for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The leaders represent a geographically diverse group of politicians, executives, and advocates, including Laura Chinchilla, the Former President of Costa Rica; Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister and current President of the Asia Society; Henrietta Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director; Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever; and Kumi Naidoo, former Secretary-General of Amnesty International and former Executive Director of Greenpeace.
The GLC has been formed to advocate for and mobilise wider political commitment to the prioritization of water, sanitation and hygiene, build better governance structures and institutions to achieve SDG6 by the year 2030, and enhance the visibility of sanitation, water and hygiene both globally and nationally.
In their new roles, they will draw upon their experience and network of contacts in government, business, UN agencies, and civil society, to campaign for a multi-stakeholder approach in the political dialogue, and a unified front to overcome the challenges of achieving universal water and sanitation by 2030.
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