ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on Tuesday to collaborate on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and solid waste management interventions under an ADB-funded project in Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye and UNICEF’s Representative in Pakistan Abdullah Fadil signed the agreement here, according to a news release.
“ADB and UNICEF are joining forces and renewing our shared commitment to strengthen policy, legislative framework, and institutional capacity in municipal service delivery, this time to improve the quality, coverage, and reliability of urban services under the Developing Resilient Environments and Advancing Municipal Services (DREAMS) Project,” Yong Ye said in a statement.
“The collaboration will enable us to support the government’s efforts to address water supply and solid waste management challenges in these two important and rapidly growing cities” , the minister said.
ADB and UNICEF will collaborate under the new partnership to support inclusive, resilient, and sustainable urban infrastructure and services in Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur through public awareness and communication campaigns aimed at improving water, sanitation, and solid waste management behaviours and practices.
The agreement established between the ADB and UNICEF Pakistan offices will help create sustainable, inclusive, and low-carbon municipalities.
