Glossary Term

Humanitarian WASH Sector

The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) emergency sector supports WASH services to those affected by emergencies, ensuring the quality and coherence of assistance, and ensuring is provided in a manner that is equitable, culturally acceptable and protects the dignity of the populations affected by crises. Also known as the Global WASH Cluster (GWC).

Term Info

Source

OCHA. (2019). Coordination Clusters: WASH.

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Coordination Education Cluster Emergency management Health emergency Humanitarian assistance Humanitarian Camp Coordination and Management Sector Humanitarian Emergency Telecommunications Sector Humanitarian Early Recovery Sector Humanitarian Food Security Sector Humanitarian Health Sector Humanitarian Livestock Sector Humanitarian Logistics Sector Humanitarian Nutrition Sector Humanitarian Shelter Sector Inter-sectoral linkages Water, sanitation, and hygiene