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?

The correct option is 2 only.

Let us analyze each statement step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The World Toilet Organization (WTO) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 2001 and headquartered in Singapore. It is not a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), though it works closely with various UN bodies to promote global sanitation.

Statement 2 is correct: The World Toilet Organization was established by Jack Sim on November 19, 2001, and on the same day, it declared World Toilet Day and hosted the first World Toilet Summit. In 2005, the organization created the World Toilet College to train professionals and raise standards in sanitation technology and management. These initiatives successfully draw global attention to the sanitation crisis and were instrumental in the UN General Assembly officially recognizing November 19 as World Toilet Day in 2013.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The primary focus of the World Toilet Organization is advocacy, education, training, policy influence, and public awareness rather than financial funding. It does not act as a financial grant-making body to distribute funds to developing or least developed countries.

Therefore, only Statement 2 is correct.