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NEWS in brief Global Highlights UN-Water’s Recommendations for a Global Goal on Water UN-Water’s 31 Members from the United Nations system and 36 international Partners have joint together in an expert consultation process to analyze the role of water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda based on their experience and expertise. The outcomes of the consultation is a consolidated technical advice from the UN-System to Member States to prioritize water in the post-2015 development agenda which includes a released report entitled “Securing Sustainable Water for All” which sets out their recommendations for a global goal for water in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. The general objective of “Securing Sustainable Water for All” is included in the five targets in the areas of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, water resources, water governance, water-related disasters and wastewater pollution and water quality, which in turn have elements and indicators. The UN-Water SDG working group is still active in which the Cap-Net UNDP Chairperson, Dr. Joakim Harlin is the working group coordinator and can be contacted at joakim. [email protected] . The programme was launched during a ceremony in Louga, in northern Senegal. It will directly affect women, who are the main users and managers of water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme will be regional in scope. More specifically, it will cover Senegal, Niger and Cameroon, as well as Benin, Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone and Togo through ECOWAS, the Economic Community Of West African States. UN Women and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council Women represent one of the most marginalized groups. Lack of sanitation has harmful consequences for their health, education and environment. For women, in addition to a lack of privacy and dignity, there \