On Way to Observe the World Water Day 2006 in Bangladesh
NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation, Department of Public Health Engineering under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives of the Government of Bangladesh, Unicef, World Health Organization and WSP-The World Bank, Bangladesh have jointly planned an elaborate programme for observing the World Water Day 2006 in Bangladesh highlighting the theme of this year Water and Culture. With a view to observing the Day with due significance, different events have been chalked out to highlight the water issues.
The events include National Seminar, Cultural Programme on WatSan issues, TV Talk-show, publication and distribution of Poster and Leaflet, Folder and so on at Central level.
Water and Culture: Where We Are is the title of the National Seminar to be organized at Central level. It is expected that participation of the representatives of the national and international organizations, government agencies, donor agencies, sector professionals, mass-media and other stakeholders will make the Seminar a significant event of the Day. The key issues to be discussed in the Seminar will focus on cultural aspect of water with special reference to safe water supply.
Symposium, Rally, Cultural-show on WatSan, etc will be organized at Regional, Divisional and District level country-wide. With the participation of representatives of the local government agencies, partner NGOs of NGO Forum, national and international organizations, government agencies, mass-media, and other stakeholders, the Regional, Divisional and District level events will uphold the significance of the Day with due importance.
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Bangladesh Lags Behind in Reducing Maternal Mortality Rate
Bangladesh is lagging behind in reducing maternal mortality rate despite its commendable performance in other sectors of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
This was stated by visiting Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne at a press conference after a visit to Matlab Health Research Centre of the ICDDR,B in Chandpur district.
He indicated that his country would consider enhancing its contribution to Dhaka-based International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh to undertake remedial measures in this respect.
Citing statistics, he said at least 35 women die everyday in Bangladesh due to childbirth-related complications. “While the country (Bangladesh) is performing well on a number of other Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is clearly lagging behind in reducing maternal mortality rate”, the Netherlands Minister told reporters.
The Independent, 16 February 2006
4th World Water Forum to be Held in Mexico
The 4th World Water Forum is going to be held during 16-22 March 2006 in Mexico organized by Freshwater Action Network, the International Network of Non-Governmental and Community Based Organizations, part of WaterAid, a UK registered charity, and working to strengthen civil society's participation in international water polity formulation.
The World Water Forum is an initiative of the World Water Council that has the aim
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of raising awareness on water issues all over the world. As the main international event on water, it seeks to enable multi-stakeholder participation and dialogue to influence water policy making at global level, thus assuring living standards for people all over the world and a more responsible social behaviour towards water issues in-line with the pursuit of sustainable development.
The World Water Fora are built on the knowledge, experience and input of different types of organizations active in the global water polity. It is a venture founded on the principles of collaboration, partnership and innovation.
Objectives
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To actively promote the participation of all stakeholders during the Preparatory Process and the Forum itself.
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To reinforce the conviction that local actors facing main water management and implementation challenges.
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To actively seek to remove the barriers obstructing local action.
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A regional scheme will be used throughout the Preparatory Process in order to foster regional debate geared at addressing regional challenges to later yield regional and global commitments.
On hebalf of NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation Mr. Joseph Halder, Chief, Advocacy & Information will participate in the 4WWF session NGOs and Civil Society and a paper will be presented by him titled: Total Sanitation Campaign in Bangladesh.
Stakeholders are invited to contribute water, sanitation & environmental news & views to be published in the WatSan Bulletin.
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