Since 2000, there has been a substantial increase in the number of people accessing dignified sanitation and hygiene facilities. Despite this, challenges persist in making sure everyone, especially the most vulnerable have access to basic sanitation and hygiene in communities, schools and health care facilities including access to menstrual hygiene management. The gaps also represent opportunities for investments in climate resilient WASH infrastructure creating jobs, improvements in economy and expand partnerships. There are countries that have made significant progress in sanitation within a generation transforming lives, the environment, and the economy. Many of these countries have had strong political leadership, with government playing an important role in shaping policy, planning, mobilizing investments and regulating services, and facilitated strong civil society and public participation. The session will therefore be an attempt to distill learnings and good practices from a wide range of speakers representing diverse stakeholders to address the persisting challenges in eliminating disparities and acceleration access to basic sanitation and hygiene for all – as a matter of urgency. The session will begin by setting the scene, highlighting the latest trends, inequalities, and gaps in global access to sanitation and hygiene access across settings (communities, schools, and health care facilities). This will be followed by a plenary session where speakers representing diverse interests will present best practices, successes, and challenges to inspire member states and all stakeholders to learn from each other towards collectively addressing the challenges that hinder universal access to sanitation and hygiene including lessons for scaling-up for realizing human rights to water and sanitation. This will be followed by a Q&A session involving the participants and finally conclude with a wrap-up and next steps.