Press

Press announcements and other media work by IRC.



Important IRC/DGIS policy meetings on donor harmonisation

13 Jan 10

IRC is hosting, in coordination with the Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS), two important policy development meetings in The Hague on 14 and 15 January 2010, bringing together major donors and a few countries around donor and national planning harmonisation and financing.

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Ghana journalist highlights water topics for Africa

04 Nov 09

Harriette Naa Lamiley Bentil is a senior environmental reporter with the Daily Graphic newspaper in Accra and a member of the Ghana Watsan Journalist Network (GWJN). She was sponsored by IRC to attend the World Water Week in Stockholm.

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PRESS Release: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre to pilot new model to improve rural water services

14 Apr 09

The Hague – 14 April 2009. The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre has launched a six-year initiative to improve sustainability of rural water supply for some of the world’s poorest people, by reshaping the way that these services are provided.

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World Water Day

24 Feb 09

Every year IRC changes its World Water Day site to the theme that UN Water agencies decide to focus on. The 2009 theme is Transboundary water: sharing water, sharing opportunities.

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Workshops

IRC occasionaly helps design and facilitate workshops for journalists.

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Ghana: Presidential candidates quizzed about sanitation on prime time radio

06 Nov 08

Candidates for the Ghanaian presidential election scheduled for December 2008 answered questions on prime time radio about their sanitation plans if they are elected.

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Gates Foundation backs €9.86 million reality check for water and sanitation costs by IRC and partners

14 Jan 08

What does it really cost to extend and sustain safe water and hygienic sanitation to poor communities in developing countries? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting the IRC’s project, WASHCost: Quantifying the cost of delivering safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, with a US$14.48 million (Euro 9.86 million) grant over five years to answer this question and to transform information, learning and performance in the sector.

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UNICEF and IRC launch electronic Source South Asia

31 Aug 07

UNICEF’s Regional Office South Asia has teamed up with IRC to launch an electronic Source South Asia newsletter to serve UNICEF and IRC partners and readers in the South Asia region. The target group is water and sanitation professionals working in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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