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Montevideo, November 5th 2024 - 19:46 UTC

Tag: drinking water access

  • Tuesday, June 18th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

    Billions suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, says Unicef and WHO report

    The report reveals that 1.8 billion people have gained access to basic drinking water services since 2000, but there are vast inequalities in the accessibility

    Billions of people around the world are continuing to suffer from poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene, according to a new report by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely managed* drinking water services, 4.2 billion people do not have safely managed sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic** hand-washing facilities.