Despite the progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes many. According to recent estimates, over half of the global population or 4.2 billion people across the ...

UNITED NATIONS — Some 2.6 billion people in the world, mainly in Africa and Asia, lack access to basic sanitation, increasing the risk of diarrhea and other diseases fatal to children, said a U.N.

It is a pleasure to be here and participate in this important panel discussion on water and finance. My remarks will focus on some of the main challenges we face today in financing the development of ...

Access to clean water, proper sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential human rights. However, an alarming 785 million people across the globe use unsafe drinking water, while almost 2.4 billion ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Erin McCusker In a ...

Sanitation is one of the most pressing social and public health challenges today. 1 in 3 people worldwide do not have access to a safe toilet — and 892 million people have no choice but to defecate in ...

More than 1 billion people drink unsafe water and more than 2.6 billion, about 40% of the world’s population, have no access to basic sanitation, United Nations agencies said. The World Health ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For as long as anyone can remember, the lack of a sanitation system in Lowndes County ...

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