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 WaterAid’s Policy Director, Margaret Batty, delivered a poignant speech at the UN’s 16th Commission for Sustainable Development in New York. - 15 May 2008
 WaterAid has just launched a 3D animated film illustrating the disease burden that comes with open defecation, and what communities in Bangladesh are doing to address the issue. - 12 May 2008
 Beach lovers can feel great and look fantastic in H&M’s new WaterAid bikini. Ten percent of the money spent on this summer essential will go directly to WaterAid. - 24 April 2008
 WaterAid America announced today the election of new board members Ms. Rosemarie Ryan and Mr. Jeremy Pelczer. The election took place on March 18, 2008 at the annual meeting of the board. - 22 April 2008
 A musician with polio, who has dedicated his life to campaigning for clean water and sanitation, has been awarded the world's most notable environmental prize for grassroots activists. - 14 April 2008
 Information on WaterAid’s programs addressing global water and sanitation crisis available to 350 million people worldwide who have downloaded Google Earth.
- 10 April 2008
 A new WaterAid report highlights blockages that prevent money reaching local governments with responsibility for delivering water services in developing countries. - 8 April 2008
 Various events were held to mark World Water Day on March 22 to highlight the water and sanitation crisis in the developing world. - 25 March 2008
 Natural health and beauty care leader, Nature’s Gate announced a new partnership with WaterAid today. - 14 March 2008
 The Heaviest Load, a panel discussion on women and water, moderated by former news anchor Carol Jenkins, will be webcast live on March 22. - 6 March 2008
 Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko Koumura, commits his Government to putting sanitation and water firmly on the G8 agenda. - 4 March 2008
 WaterAid is delighted to announce that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has agreed to extend his Presidency of WaterAid for a further five-year period. - 22 February 2008
 On 18 February WaterAid launched a new report, Giving sanitation the green light, as representatives from African governments, the private sector, NGOs and multilateral development organizations gathered at AfricaSan. - 18 February 2008
 With a background in advocacy, human rights and international development, Christina's broad fundraising skills and experience will greatly benefit WaterAid America. - 4 February 2008
 WaterAid welcomes the publication of this years Human Development Report 2007/2008, Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world, with its strong focus on the risks that climate change presents for the world's poorest. - 28 November 2007
 Celebrated on March 8, International Women's Day is a global day of recognition and celebration of women throughout the world. - 21 February 2008
 WaterAid UK's Chief Executive, Barbara Frost, reports in the Daily Telegraph on the human and environmental impact of the sanitation and water crisis. - 22 January 2008
 WaterAid America has been awarded a generous grant from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund in the amount of $900,000 over two years. The grant will support WaterAid's rural work in Africa and Asia. - 17 December 2007
 The United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. - 14 December 2007
 WaterAid hopes that the UN’s International Year of Sanitation will help position the crisis in sanitation more prominently on the global agenda by raising the issue’s profile with politicians, civil society, the media and the general public. - 21 November 2007
 Recent highlights of media coverage of both the water crisis and WaterAid’s work. - 15 November 2007
 Sarah Dobsevage, Program Development Officer, reports on her recent program visit in Nigeria. - 15 November 2007
 The PewResearchCenter's Global Attitudes Survey reaffirms how large the problem of unsafe drinking water looms in developing countries. - 11 September 2007
 WaterAid believes there has been little progress with the United States Government's water and sanitation foreign assistance objective. - 26 June 2007
 WaterAid is marking the midpoint for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with a report that demonstrates how progress is being held back by donor preferences undermining the development priorities of recipient countries. - 2 July 2007
 Disappointed by the outcomes from Germany's G8 meeting, WaterAid is now looking to the Japanese government to set an agenda in 2008 which responds to the world's needs. - 12 June 2007
 The Police have released a new video which will be screened in stadiums around the world before the band take to the stage. - 4 June 2007
 The Police frontman Sting has just released this audio clip explaining why the band are getting behind WaterAid this summer. - 25 May 2007
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