Improved policy, good institutional capacity (at all levels), decentralized management, a viable private sector, cross sectoral partnerships.

Access to basic water services

Water and sanitation partnerships raising awareness and delivering water and sanitation services

(i) Support to water supply and sanitation services

General operating expenses

Access to water services has improved nationwide.

(vi) Employing the full range of policy instruments, including regulation, voluntary measures, market and information based tools and cost recovery of water services, that contribute to the sustainability of services provision, without cost recovery objectives, becoming a barrier to access to safe water by poor people

date of Actual

General services Postal services.

A. Secretariat servicing

(v) Instituting economic incentives to encourage the participation of small scale water service providers

Sector coverage Some water utilities provide only water supply services, while sewerage is under the responsibility of a different entity.

The presenter of the theme Water and sanitation underlined the importance of pricing policies in the supply of water and sanitation services.

The Commission held interactive discussions in plenary on strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of water and sanitation services and water and sanitation follow up.

Waste management services are then treated just like other utilities such as electricity or water that are charged by unit of consumption.

General Assembly Affairs and Meeting Services

General Service 207 188

The public sector is generally the largest provider of water services in most countries.

Maintenance supplies 6 000 5 400 12 600 (7 200)

UNICEF interventions focus on expanding programmes that promote improved hygiene and sanitation, while maintaining support for improved water supply services.

Outputs Advisory services provided and training programmes implemented on more sustainable use of water resources by industrial enterprises and sustainable management of transboundary water resources Information materials, books, reports, brochures, web pages published.

To guarantee public health, free and of quality to all.

Secretariat services and treaty matters

Mr. Lenton underlined the importance of pricing policies in the supply of water and sanitation services.

The list of public waters shall be amended only by legislative process.

(c) Technical (Secretariat) services technical (secretariat) services are provided to all the bodies mentioned in 2 (b) above.

Port Vila Department of Education, Policy Planning Services.

Its secretariat is provided by the Department of Public Information.

Members of delegations are reminded not to take photographs in the General Assembly Hall and to refrain from making or accepting cellular phone calls at their delegation tables.

Subtotal 1 2 7 5 1 16 3 22 25 41

Secretariat services would be provided by the Department of Political Affairs.

They are suitable for mechanical building services collection and pumping of liquids like surface water, wastewater or sewage from areas where drainage by gravity is not possible.

The General Service post will provide support services to the Section.

Support services will be provided by the incumbent of the General Service post.

The Philippine delegation welcomes the creation by the General Assembly of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.

Decentralization of water management and devolution of decision making power to local authorities and community based institutions such as water committees, supported by capacity building programmes, has proven successful in many countries in addressing local problems and reducing the costs of water services.

Sustainability and affordability of water supply services would also be enhanced by encouraging user participation in the construction of water systems, for example through in kind contributions.

Brazil had adopted in the 1980s a policy of condominium development of water and sanitation services in poor neighbourhoods.

The United Nations Secretariat is carrying out technical assistance projects in the area of protection of fresh water resources through integrated water management systems, assessment and monitoring of fresh water resources, linking water resources activities with initiatives on desertification.

(c) Women Leaders for WASH.

These areas are quite pristine, and there is no pressure to use them for public water supply.

In its report, the Office of Internal Oversight Services recommended that the Secretariat should

I also wish to thank the Secretariat for their valuable services.

Table 41.D.1 Office of General Services selected outputs

Where charges for sanitation services are included in water charges, services for poor households, including sewer connections, could be cross subsidized from progressive water charges.