UPSC CSE 2024 · PYQ · International Organizations / Sanitation · medium
Consider the following statements regarding World Toilet Organization: 1. It is one of the agencies of the United Nations. 2. World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day and World Toilet College are the initiatives of this organization, to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. 3. The main focus of its function is to grant funds to the least developed countries and developing countries to achieve the end of open defecation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.2 only✓ Correct
B.3 only
C.1 and 2
D.2 and 3
Explanation
Only statement 2 is correct. The World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a non-profit organization founded in 2001 by Jack Sim in Singapore — it is NOT a United Nations agency, though the UN adopted World Toilet Day (November 19) as an official UN day in 2013. The WTO has initiated the World Toilet Summit, World Toilet Day, and the World Toilet College for sanitation training and awareness. Its main focus is advocacy, education, and capacity building rather than grant-making to countries, so statement 3 is also incorrect.
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