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'Radical' investments needed to meet global water and sanitation targets – UN report

Against the backdrop of almost two billion people around the world relying on sources of drinking-water contaminated with faeces, the United Nations has called on countries to “radically” increase...

04/15/2017 12:41

Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation – UN agency

In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned, noting...

03/30/2017 13:22

water-access - Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]

Syria: UN provides emergency water around Aleppo, as 1.8 million cut off from water supply [In east Aleppo City, Syria, boys and a man collect water from a UNICEF-supported water point in Shakoor neighbourhood. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa]

The United Nations voiced grave concern about nearly two million Syrians in the area of Aleppo who have been without water for almost a month, as UN agencies are helping to provide emergency access...

02/08/2017 21:43

Lack of water access in Damascus is creating risks for children, UN warns

Following two weeks with no access to running water for millions of people in and around Damascus due to ongoing fighting near the Syrian capital, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) raised...

01/07/2017 12:51