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State of the world’s sanitation
According to WHO and UNICEF dramatic gains in water and sanitation are possible in just a few years when civil society, private companies, governments and multilateral organizations pull together. Meeting... Read more
World Water Day 2021 digital campaign: #Water2me
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis... Read more
World Toilet Day 2020: Sustainable sanitation and climate change
World Toilet Day, 19th November, celebrates toilets and raises awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is about taking action to tackle the... Read more
Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools report – special focus on COVID-19
As schools worldwide struggle with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic... Read more
WHO and UNICEF launch hand hygiene for all global initiative
The Hand Hygiene for All is a call to action for all of society to achieve universal hand hygiene and stopping the spread of COVID-19. On Friday WHO and UNICEF... Read more
UNICEF: Over 5 million children in Yemen are facing a heightened threat of cholera
UNICEF, warns that over 5 million children under the age of five in Yemen are facing a... Read more
The 2020 Data Drive: Joining Forces to Report on Progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6
The SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 concluded that the world is far from reaching... Read more
UNICEF Global Framework for Urban WASH
As of 2018 an estimated 4.2 billion people, or 55 per cent of the global population, were living in urban areas. A third of... Read more
Joint celebration of World Meteorological Day and World Water Day in Geneva
In 2020, World Water Day (22 March) and World Meteorological Day (23 March) share the same theme: Climate Change and Water. This provides an... Read more