Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Encourages Global Partnership For Access To Sanitation And Safe Drinking Water

JAKARTA - Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin encourages the creation of a global partnership in realizing access to safe drinking water and sanitation, which is currently only accessible to a portion of the world's population. Sector Ministers Meeting on Sanitation and Water for All 2022, in Jakarta, Wednesday, May 18. The Vice President said that globally currently around 2 billion people do not have good access to safe drinking water, and more than 3 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation. In Indonesia alone access to safe drinking water has reached more than 90 percent of the population, but the achievement of access to safe drinking water is only around 11 percent. As for access to sanitation, in Indonesia currently around 80 percent of the population has access to proper sanitation, while safe sanitation is new enjoyed by about 7 percent of the population. The Vice President conveyed that on the basis of the spirit of encouraging a global partner to realize sanitation and safe drinking water, then Indonesia will host the World Water Forum in 2024.

Through the Sector Ministers Meeting Sanitation and Water For All 2022 Forum, the Vice President conveyed three things. First, he invites all parties to strengthen their joint commitment globally to increase public access to sanitation and safe drinking water. According to him, a strong commitment from state leaders will encourage the mobilization of the necessary resources. Second, the Vice President invites to use the forum as a place to learn from each other and exchange information about best practices in a country or region so that it can be replicated in other countries or regions. invites to use forums to develop networks and collaborations because the success of the government is also determined by the involvement of the business world, philanthropic organizations, professional organizations, academics, media, and non-governmental organizations. recover together, towards a healthier and more sustainable world community," said the Vice President.