PURPOSE: Every year on 19 November, the United Nations celebrates World Toilet Day to raise awareness for the sanitation crisis across the world. Titled, ‘Sanitation for All’ the Resolution A/RES/67/291 was adopted on 24 July 2013. The day calls UN Member States and relevant stakeholders to encourage behavioral change and the implementation of policies to increase access to sanitation among the poor, along with a call to end the practice of open-air defecation, which it deemed “extremely harmful” to public health. During the day, we present the need to build modern toilet infrastructure and to provide hygiene training.
FORUM: “Accelerating Change.” World Toilet Day 2023. There is a global sanitation crisis and the world is working too slowly to solve it. Right now, we are seriously off track to meet SDG 6: safe toilets and water for all by 2030. This year celebration is about getting the world on track by taking much faster action. Governments and big institutions must be accountable for delivering on their promises. And every one of us must do what we can – however small – to help speed up progress. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #Acceleratingchange, #19November, #WorldToiletDay, #sanitation. #Opendefecation.
EVENTS: On November 19th; The UN-Water, the World Toilet Organization and the World Toilet Association will held a webinar to mark the World Toilet Day 2023. The participants will focus on accelerating action on sanitation to drive progress across the SDGs. The world must respond urgently to this call. We need a massive cash injection across the board to get the SDGs on track, the proposal for an SDG Stimulus of $500 billion a year is gaining traction, and we urge leaders to act now to make it a reality.
STATEMENTS: Read the joint message by the head of UN-Water during UN 2023 Water Conference and the Statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on World Toilet Day 2023; November 19th.
PODCASTS: Build toilets and other sanitation facilities along highways as part of measures to curb indiscriminate Open Defecation along the roads. Let’s make the the invisible visible. Listen to the audio-podcast!
CAMPAIGN MATERIALS: “Accelerating Change” - We are seriously off track to ensure safe toilets for all by 2030. Download and add the ‘Countdown to 2030: Sanitation for all’ stamp to your content. Participate to the WTD2023 Campaign and Help remind the world that it’s Time to acceletate change, Get the communication materials!
FACTSHEET & POSTER in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. CAMPAIGN ANIMATION staring the hummingbird and toilet equity.
WHY WE CELEBRATE THE DAY?
HOW TO GET INVOLVED!
PARTNERSHIP
The World Toilet Day is held every year on November 19th. It has been an annual United Nations Observance since 2013. For the humans' dignity and their healthy lives, let world know the importance of toilets to public health and sanitation, as well as establish advanced toilet culture and contribute to humanity.
Toilets are the key to sanitation
Toilets are a sanctuary for human life and dignity
All humans have a right to access adequate (Clean & Safe) toilet facilities
Children, the disabled, and the elderly must be able to access and use toilets equally
Future toilets must be eco-friendly in order to preserve the environment
Toilet provisions should add benefit to the lives of local residents and they must be able to consistently maintain these facilities.
Affirm the importance of toilets on humanity
Consider toilets to be essential to the proper disposal of waste and water management.
Emphasize the central and crucial role toilets play in daily life
Create awareness about the link between toilet and hygiene
Provide and improve toilet facilities in developing countries
Provide toilets at area of disaster occurrence
Establish technique standards of world toilet culture
Protect lives through the improvement of sanitation via toilets
Invite people to realize how crucial the sanitary disposal of waste water is for both the health of the community and its dignity as well.
Discuss future plans for improving sanitation conditions throughout the world.
Spread the importance of toilets through conferences, exhibitions, education & training program
Enhance partnerships with the UN, other international organizations, and NGOs
The World Toilet Day is hosted by the UN-Water, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Toilet Organization , the World Toilet Association, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the WASH Programme, the Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP), the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA).
With the collaboration of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the African Union; the UN-IGRAC, the Green Climate Fund, the Global Water Partnership, the Human Rigth to Water, the IAEA Sustainable Sanitation Alliance, the Sanitation and Water for All, the Government of Korea, the International Committee of Red Cross, the International Water Association (IWA), the International Ressources Water Association (IRWA), the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the WaterAid, the Water.org, the Toilet Board Coalition, the Korean Red Cross, the Korea Toilet Association, Mr. Toilet House.
With the Participation of the Civil society Organization, Public and private sectors, Non-Governmental Organizations, Researchers and academia.