What is it about?
One of the core functions of the WASH coordination platform as set up by the IASC is “To support robust advocacy”. The WASH Cluster coordinator is often expected to be the spokesperson of the WASH sector, centralizing and prioritizing concerns from partners, and report them at a higher level, mostly to the Humanitarian Coordinator and Humanitarian Country team through the inter-cluster group and UNICEF. Some technical issues can also be reported directly and addressed at global level through the Global WASH Cluster.
What are the objectives?
- Consolidates and reports concerns preventing a timely and quality implementation of the WASH Cluster/sector response and ensure issues are addressed by relevant actors