Hand Hygiene for All initiative

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United Nations / Multilateral body

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Description

The Hand Hygiene for All Initiative (HH4A) aims to accelerate progress towards hand hygiene for all by 2030 and support the most vulnerable communities to protect their health, including but not limited to preventing COVID-19. Launched in June 2020, it is jointly led by UNICEF & WHO in partnership with international partners, national governments, public and private sectors, and civil society, across multiple settings. HH4A brings partners around a shared vision and a joint plan to achieve it. Our partnership agrees that effective hand hygiene scale-up requires three key ingredients: robust supply and innovative behaviour change, a strong enabling environment, and the political will and leadership to drive this. Our results framework places country action at its heart and aligns global support behind this. This support is coordinated around five key ‘accelerator’ themes, as identified under the UN-Water SDG 6 Global Acceleration: Governance & advocacy, financing, capacity development, data and information, and innovation.

Expected Impact

We are calling for country governments to pull together concrete plans for achieving universal hand hygiene by 2030 that are truly intersectoral given the cross-cutting nature of this issue. We expect a number of countries to have improved the enabling environment for sustainable progress towards this goal by end 2021, through development of inter ministerial country roadmaps on hand hygiene. In addition, we are calling on global actors to 1. Align their efforts towards SDG 6.2 behind country action; 2. Coordinate with other actors at the global, regional and national level, and 3. Collaborate to facilitate synergies.

Partners

UNICEF (United Nations/Multilateral Body), WHO (United Nations/Multilateral Body), World Bank (United Nations/Multilateral Body), COVID-19 Hygiene Hub (Academic institution), Sanitation and Water for All global partnership (Partnership), International Labour Organisation (United Nations/Multilateral Body), Global Handwashing Partnership (Partnership), UNHCR (United Nations/Multilateral Body), WaterAid (Non-governmental Organisation), World Economic Forum (Partnership)

SDGS & Targets

Goal 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

6.1

By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

6.1.1

Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

6.2

By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

6.2.1

Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

6.3

By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

6.3.1

Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated

6.3.2

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality

6.4

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

6.4.1

Change in water-use efficiency over time

6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

6.5

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate

6.5.1

Degree of integrated water resources management

6.5.2

Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation

6.6

By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

6.6.1

Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

6.a

By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies

6.a.1

Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan

6.b

Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

6.b.1

Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

SDG 14 targets covered