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A girl drinks water from a tap
Article
01 March 2023
10 facts about water that might surprise you
How unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene puts children at risk
Girl washing her hands and UNICEF worker looks on and smiles
Document
06 May 2021
Investing in Hand Hygiene for All as We Build a Next and Better Normal

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A girl washes her hands at a tap, Madagascar
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20 January 2020
Global Framework for Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
A strategic vision for urban WASH programming across global, regional and country levels

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A girl carries a jerry can on her shoulder, Yemen
Article
28 August 2019
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.
Article
03 July 2019
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
Women work on building a toilet in India
Article
28 May 2019
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
Article
19 November 2018
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
Article
18 November 2017
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
Article
27 September 2017
Children bring improved sanitation from classrooms to homes
How students in Lesotho are sharing hygiene with the wider community
A teenager washes her hand
Article
08 May 2017
Water, sanitation and hygiene: the basics against infection
The WHO/UNICEF report reveals inequalities in access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
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