ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Conference on
Sanitation (PACOSAN–II) renewed its commitment
to Human right on Sanitation adopted by the United Nations and endorsed by
SAARC nations to work progressively to achieve an open defecation free and
hygienic South Asia through accessible, affordable, appropriate, acceptable and
environmentally safe sanitation and hygiene services that all people can use
and maintain with dignity, safety comfort. Pacosan II unanimously agrees and
commits to an open defecation free Pakistan by 2025 and to progressively move
towards sustainable environmental sanitation.
The Ministry of Climate Change in
collaboration with key development partners, government ministries, departments
and international non-governmental organisations, including Unicef, Plan
International and WaterAid (UK), held the conference on February 17 and 18.
Pakistan is the first country in South Asia
to hold a minister-level national conference on sanitation. The first national
conference was held on May
28–29, 2009 in Islamabad. From Nepal — Ram Chandra
Devkota-Joint Secretary of MoUD , Rabin Lal Shrestha of WaterAid, Dr Sumitra
Amatya of SWMTC, Lajana Manandhar of FANSA national convenor Nepal and Guna Raj
Shrestha of WSSCC Nepal Coordinator had participated the meeting. — Compiled by Sujata Awale
Declaration of PACOSAN II
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