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Water purification
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Water and sanitation
Supplies and services that provide access to clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene can save children’s lives.
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Unlocking the transformative power of clean water in Malawi
Enjoying a fresh mango without worrying about contamination, confidently bringing babies to a healthcare centre or having a refreshing bath before heading to school. These are a few highlights of routines that families in several villages in Malawi’s Machinga District are experiencing. Thanks to the installation o...
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Water and sanitation
The challenge, Worldwide, 844 million people lack even a basic source of drinking water and 2.3 billion do not have access to basic sanitation facilities like latrines. This leaves communities – children among them – exposed to harmful substances that cause life-threatening diseases. For children under five, wat...
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Water, sanitation and hygiene tender calendar 2025
UNICEF Supply Division plans to initiate several tender processes for the renewal of global long-term arrangements (LTAs) for water and sanitation products. Companies that can supply such products and are interested in being invited to those tenders should express their interest by visiting the relevant Request of Expression of Interest posted on…, Product type, Estimated quarter, for tender exercise, REoI and Screening for global LTA, collapsibl...
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UNICEF finds solutions to provide safe water to children no matter where they live
Around the world, 785 million still people do not have basic access to safe and affordable drinking water. The effects of climate change will only increase the threat to water quality, particularly where water is scarce or in regions that are more prone to natural disasters. To make sure children have access to sa...
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No child should have to drink dirty water
Clean water is something many people take for granted, when they’re thirsty they simply turn on a tap or open a bottle of water. But this is not the case for an estimated 1 in 3 people around the world who lack access to safe drinking water . Many rely on water from rivers, lakes or shallow wells that can be con...
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Household water treatment filters - product guide
The purpose of this product guide is to raise awareness on the different products that are available on the market with the aim of empowering local procurement of water filtration products wherever possible. The publication underlines that none of the existing filter technologies is a perfect and universal solutio...
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Responding with supplies to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth
In the days leading up to Cyclone Idai’s predicted landfall on 14 March 2019, UNICEF quickly mobilized to prepare for a rapid response in its aftermath. This included reviewing contingency stock availability, prepositioning supplies and confirming the validity of local long-term arrangements (LTAs) for goods and l...