The UK Department for International Development (DFID)[REF] report entitled "Why we need a global action plan on water and sanitation" .
In 2008, DFID, the Dutch Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), other donors and developing country governments officially agreed to create a Global Framework for Action on Sanitation and Water Supply (GF4A),[REF] which was launched at a side-event during the UN MDG High-Level Event [REF].