The Global Water and Sanitation Initiative (GWSI) outlines a common approach among National Societies to establish larger-scale, longer-term sustainable water and sanitation programmes to contribute more effectively in meeting the MDG’s. The GWSI in combination with the MDG initiative and the launch of a second UN Decade for Water (2005–2015) intends to generate more available resources for Red Cross and Red Crescent water and sanitation projects. 

 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2010