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Key asks for 2020 SDG Voluntary National Reviews: SDG 6

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Every child has the right to safe water and sanitation. Without it, diseases spread rapidly and newborn babies risk death from infection. Young children are particularly vulnerable, and water- and sanitation-related diseases remain among the leading causes of death for children under five.

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