Richard Melson

March 2006

Water Supply

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council

Conseil de Concertation pour l'Approvisionnement

en Eau et l'Assainissement

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FOURTH WORLD WATER FORUM, MEXICO CITY

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE

WHEN: Saturday, 18 March 2006

TIME: 12:30 HRS – 1:30 pm

VENUE: Conference Room 3, Banamex Center

SPEAKERS: ROBERTO L. LENTON, CHAIR, WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL (WSSCC)

HON. MAMPHONO KHAKETLA, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES, LESOTHO

ALAN COURT, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES, UNICEF

ETHNE DAVEY, CHAIR, GENDER AND WATER ALLIANCE

VANESSA J. TOBIN, CHIEF, WATER, ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION, UNICEF

Subject: The role of women in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and the release of the new WSSCC Evidence Report entitled: "FOR HER: IT’S THE BIG ISSUE – Putting Women at the Centre of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene."

Journalists wishing to arrange interviews maycontact: Ms. Eirah Gorre-Dale, cellphone: Tel.+1 (914) 309-5491; Email: gorre-dale@un.org/eirahgd@aol.com

OR at the Intercontinental Hotel in Mexico City, Tel.+52 55) 53 27 7700.

The Geneva-based Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC)

will release a new evidence report entitled "For Her: It's the Big Issue - Putting

Women at the Centre of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene," at a press

conference on Saturday, 18 March, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in Conference 3 of

the Banamex Center during the 4th World Water Forum in Mexico City.

Featured speakers are:

Roberto L. Lenton, WSSCC Chair, Hon. Mamphono Khaketla, Minister

of Natural Resources, Lesotho, Alan Court, Director of Programmes, UNICEF, Ethne

Davey, Chair of the Gender and Water Alliance and Vanessa J. Tobin, Chief of

Water, Sanitation and Environment, UNICEF.

A Media Advisory is attached and a press release will be available shortly.

For more information, please contact:

Ms. Eirah Gorre-Dale

Special Representative of the WSSCC

to the United Nations

UNICEF Delegation to the WWF4

Cellphone No.+1(914) 309-5491

Email: gorre-dale@un.org/eirahgd@aol.com

www.wsscc.org

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WSSCC to release new evidence report on role of women in

WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) in Mexico City

Attachment: WWF4MediaAdvisory.doc (0.11 MB)

Eirah Gorre-Dale gorre-dale@un.org

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Friday, March 10, 2006