UN Urges Open, Frank Discussion on Hygiene and Sanitation

He urged the world to work together and have an open frank discussion on the importance of toilets and sanitation. World Toilet Day marked the conclusion of a three-day-focus on water and sanitation at the UN Headquarters that included the final meeting of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) (final report here ), the Second United Nations Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters and a High-level debate on the linkages between sanitation and nutrition organized by the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations and UN-Water.