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Young girls wash their hands at an EU-funded, UNICEF-supported water point in Somaliland.

Water and environment

UNICEF works with governments to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

Women and their children wait to receive assistance at a health Centre in Dolow, Somalia on 24th May 2021.

Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

Regional call to action

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Child marriage on the rise in Horn of Africa as drought crisis intensifies – UNICEF

A young boy scooping out water for drinking from the dried out river of Dawa near Dollow in Somalia.

Mothers cling to hope of help in Horn of Africa

The world cannot look away as children start dying

A woman smiles as she collects water from an outdoor tap

A daily search for water is replaced by turning on a tap

In Madagascar, a new pipeline in the drought-hit southern region brings water to thousands of people.

The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Representatives of UNICEF and UNHCR unveil a plaque during the launch of the KFW-UNICEF WASH programme for refugees and host communities in Zambia.

Improved water, sanitation and hygiene services in Zambia

Around 150,000 benefit with 136m Kwacha funding from Federal Republic of Germany through UNICEF

Alamerew Salilew, junior geologist at the Regional Bureau of Water, Bahir Dar, Amhara

06 December 2018

Combining groundwater mapping with capacity building

To strengthen climate-resilient WASH in northern Amhara, Ethiopia

Water flowing from a outdoor tap

05 December 2018

Piped water scheme celebrated in Zimbabwe

Nyamajura now has running tap water right at doorsteps.

A child drinks water from a tap

Clean water saves lives

Nearly half of the population in Burundi lack access to safe drinking water.

A 13-year-old boy attaches water jugs to a donkey.

In Somalia, connecting millions to the lifeline

A field trip with UNICEF and the European Union on the joint urban water project