Launching of “MuniWASH” Program The United States and Côte d’Ivoire Launch “MuniWASH” Program to Improve Access to Potable Water and Sanitation On December 8, 2020, Ivoirian interim Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization Vagondo Diomandé and U.S. Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire Richard Bell launched the Municipal Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene activity (MuniWASH), a U.S. government-funded regional assistance program to improve access to potable water and sanitation services to residents of Côte d’Ivoire and Benin. MuniWASH activities, funded through the United States Agency for International Development Agency (USAID), will benefit residents of eight Ivoirian cities in support of Côte d’Ivoire’s goal of reaching 100 percent water and sanitation coverage by 2030. Minister of Cleanliness and Sanitation Anne Désirée Ouloto, Minister of Hydraulics Laurent Tchagba, and USAID Country Representative Dr. Nancy Lowenthal also attended the launch event in Abidjan, with USAID West Africa Regional Mission Director Daniel Moore attending virtually.