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COMMITMENT and ACTIVITIES
Weri is fighting against the lack of appropriate structures required for the survival of populations in third-world or war-ridden regions. Assessments focusing on the improvement of the sanitary conditions that were performed eventually enabled people to access drinking water points, decontamination and electrical power. Water and Energy Relief International is a foundation serving the objectives of large international organisations.

 GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

"Refugees have done more for my heart and my spirit than I can ever express in words. They've changed my life with their friendship, love, courage and loyalty "
 Angelina Jolie Voight Pitt( Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR)

WERI (Water and Energy Relief International)

 "Let us preserve Human Respectability in extremely urgent situations"

Christina Dian Parmionova (WERI NGO's Head of Council)

Headquarters France

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INTERNATIONAL DECADE FOR ACTION
Launch of International Year of Sanitation (IYS 2008).

The United Nations officially launched the International Year of Sanitation to accelerate progress for 2.6 billion people world wide who are without proper sanitation facilities. Every year inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene contribute to the deaths of 1.5 million children. "Access to sanitation is deeply connected to virtually all the Millennium Development Goals, in particular those involving the environment, education, gender equality and the reduction of child mortality and poverty," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. "An estimated 42,000 people die every week from diseases related to low water quality and an absence of adequate sanitation. This situation is unacceptable." The International Year of Sanitation, 2008, is a theme year set by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 to help put this global crisis at the forefront of the international agenda.

 UN General assembly

WERI foundation

Remember Me

 Making Memories of us

Memories to all Soldiers, Relief Workers, Victims of War, Journalist, We Lost.

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FRAMEWORK :

CO2 EMISSIONS permits, internationals policies, directives on openning markets, electricity production, environmental design, energy services...

WERI work to develop a sustainable development startegy, whose two main parameters are getting control over climatic changes by the fight against greenhouse effect and  Energy economies.

WATER AND ENERGY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL

Recents development in Water and Energy sectors

WATER AND ENERGY PRIVATISATION

Competition and Regulation

In most african countries, neither competition or regulation are very effective.Market are smaller than in other regions and so likely to be less competitive. Only a  handful of investors are operating in Africa at present and this further reduces the credibility of competition.

While water privatisation has not so far been widespread in Africa, Governements are increasingly voicing commitment to private ownership, with strong encouragement (or coercion) from World Bank.The same three French companies dominate the privatisation transactions that have taken the place and public sector alternatives are rarely considered.

One of the problems is that Africa has limited attractions for investors in WATER.This is in part because users cannot afford high tariffs and private companies may not be able to generate sufficient returns.Rather than reconsidering policy options in the face of such constraints, privatisation is still pushed.As a result, government are increasingly tied into long-term contracts which are awarded in haste with ineffective competition or regulation.

WERI Reports sets out recent developments in Water and Energy Privatisation in Poorest countries. We provide an overview of the main developments troughout the region and look at some of problems that have arisen. this reports shows that there is a certain pattern to the way that energy and water privatisation policies are being adopted throught Africa.With litlle experience non which to base the policy, governements are scrambling to attract investors and to privatise.Privatisation is universally promoted by World Bank which continue to use the one -size-fits all framework which has dominated their policies for decades.Nearly all research of privatisation is Africa is sponsored by World Bank.What is needed is more information on realities of privatisation in Africa so that an alternative and more pragmatic approach can be presented

Donors,Financial impact, Procedures, Democracy

Nearly all African countries have loans from World Bank, and loan agreements usually have terms (conditions) attached.In last two year privatisation of energy ( frequently) and water (sometimes) is included amongst these conditions.Substancial amounts of concessional laon funding -including eligibility for debt relief-depends on achieving privatisation targets.This means that privatisation are often hastily implemented, with extensive concessions offered to attract investors as governements bargaining position is weakened.

Recommendations:

Privatisation needs to be considered as just one of range of policy options that might be used to improve service delivery.It must not be treated as the replacement of public sector.Where private concessions are awarded, it is essential that the state has an adequate  regulatory mechanism in place to monitor and enforce contracts terms.Given the major institutional and financial resouces that such a regulator would absorb,restructuring the public sector may be a more cost-effective option.

"Thanks to Council Representants ,Reliefs workers, Goodwill ambassadors and Leaders. Who help us to constitute the general framework in which policies of various members countries are involved".

WERI reporters

"Respecting humans and Preserving Nature"

ESOS AMORES - LosTemerarios & Julio Iglesias