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Utilities operationalize water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions and are in direct contact with the population. Regulators enforce and supervise the implementation of policy. Both utilities and regulators have vast experience “on the ground” and in translating policy to practice. Furthermore, robust institutions in the utilities and regulators space are a catalyst for investment in WASH.
Both utilities and regulators are important stakeholders to include in global and local advocacy for better WASH.
Catherine M. Russell became UNICEF’s eighth Executive Director on 1 February 2022.
Ms. Russell brings to the role decades of experience in developing innovative policy that empowers underserved communities around the world, including high-impact programmes that protect women and girls, including in humanitarian crises. She has extensive experience building, elevating, and managing diverse workforces and mobilizing resources and political support for a broad range of initiatives.
Former President Laura Chinchilla is a political scientist with a Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
