The Regional Committee,
Recalling resolutions WHA36.13 and WPR/RC34.R4 on the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade;
Re-emphasizing the importance of safe drinking-water and adequate sanitation, which are key elements in primary health care;
Noting the status of progress in implementing Decade activities during the first half of the Decade;*
- CALLS UPON those Member States that have not yet done so to establish action committees for the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade with a view to promoting actively and continuously the achievement of Decade programme targets;
- URGES Member States:
- (1) to intensify their efforts to mobilize communities in order to develop, operate and maintain water and sanitation facilities;
- (2) to promote and intensify community education activities;
- (3) to ensure wider participation by communities in water and sanitation programmes in order to permit greater coverage with existing financial resources;
- REQUESTS the Regional Director:
- (1) to continue to mobilize extrabudgetary resources in support of Decade programmes;
- (2) to carry out practical studies on appropriate technology with a view to improving the provision and quality of water supplies and to disseminate the results of such studies;
- (3) to continue to promote and cooperate in the development of human resources, particularly at the community level, with a view to making the maximum possible use of existing manpower through improved planning and management.