145 organisations unite in call to action
End Water Poverty highlights the need for action on the global water and sanitation crisis.
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Letter highlights 900,000 actions taken to support End Water Poverty campaign
145 organisations call for action on the
global sanitation and water crisis.
Credit: WaterAid / Jeremy Horner
30 June 2008
On 16 June 2008, 145 civil society organisations from over 35 countries joined together to sign a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda calling for action to end the global sanitation and water crisis at the forthcoming G8 Summit.
As Chair of the Hokkaido-Toyako G8 summit, Prime Minister Fukuda will lead discussions on stepping up efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goal targets on access to safe sanitation and clean water. End Water Poverty campaigners across the world have so far taken over 900,000 actions calling for the G8 to deliver a global action plan to drive progress in providing sanitation and water for all.
The summit will be held on 5-7 July 2008, and representatives of End Water Poverty will be in attendance to try and influence discussions and report back on developments.
To see a copy of the letter and a full list of signatories, please see the EWP letter to Prime Minister Fukuda.