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A girl washes her hands at a tap, Madagascar

Global Framework for Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

A strategic vision for urban WASH programming across global, regional and country levels

A girl carries a jerry can on her shoulder, Yemen

Fast facts: WASH in conflict

Why water, sanitation and hygiene are critical for children in fragile and conflict-affected areas

Guinea-Bissau: a girl carries a bucket of water.

Ending open defecation in Guinea-Bissau

How an entire region in Guinea-Bissau gave up going out in the open and started using toilets instead

A girl drinks water from a tap

10 facts about water that might surprise you

How unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene puts children at risk

Women work on building a toilet in India

Female toilet builders take on menstrual hygiene management

How a cohort of women masons are transforming gender roles in India

A boy sits on an abandoned toilet near a destroyed family home, Fiji

7 fast facts about toilets

Find out how these humble fixtures are saving lives around the world

A mother watches her two children wash their hands in Afghanistan

How toilets are saving lives and money in Afghanistan

Thousands of child deaths in Afghanistan could be avoided each year by using toilets and washing hands

Sixteen-year-old Selina Mokoena washes her hands

Children bring improved sanitation from classrooms to homes

How students in Lesotho are sharing hygiene with the wider community

A teenager washes her hand

Water, sanitation and hygiene: the basics against infection

The WHO/UNICEF report reveals inequalities in access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene

A woman and man in Haiti

Response and prevention: battling cholera in Haiti

A rapid response mechanism is winning the battle against cholera one case at a time