Today, 700 million urbanites live without improved sanitation
Urban areas are expected to absorb all of the world’s population growth over the next four decades, as well as accommodating significant rural-to-urban migration. The…
Today, 2.2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water services
The benefits of having access to an improved drinking water source can only be fully realized when there is also access…
People are rights-holders and States are duty-bearers of providing water and sanitation services.
Access to water and sanitation is recognized by the United Nations as human rights, reflecting the fundamental nature of these…
women and girls are more vulnerable to abuse and attack while walking to fetch water for household use
Without safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities at home and in places of…