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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Somaya, 9, washes her hands in the Ferdousi camp, Nahri Shahi district of the Balkh province of Afghansitan.
Statement
10/15/2020
Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at the Global Handwashing Day: Accelerating Toward Hand Hygiene for All Event
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Hamsatou, 13, washes her hands at the Socoura displacement camp in Mopti, Mali.
Press release
10/14/2020
FACT SHEET: Lack of handwashing with soap puts millions at increased risk to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases
Children wash their hands with soap at a UNICEF-supported learning centre in the Kutupalong camp, a Rohingya refugee camp, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Statement
09/24/2020
Remarks by Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, at the Leaders on Purpose Event CEO Summit
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In April 2020, a mother in Côte d'Ivoire wears a mask to protect herself and her baby, whom she holds in front of her, from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Article
09/21/2020
A global agenda to protect children during COVID-19
Global coordination is urgently needed to prevent this health crisis from becoming a child-rights crisis
Children was their hands with water and soap, Viet Nam
Article
09/17/2020
Everything you need to know about washing your hands
During a global pandemic, washing your hands can protect you and your loved ones
WASH in Yemen: a girl carrying a jerrycan
Article
08/31/2020
One of the best defences against coronavirus
How UNICEF is equipping families and communities with soap and clean water to protect themselves against COVID-19
On 21 August 2020, following the explosions that took place in Beirut, UNICEF and its implementing partners install water tanks in Karantina Hospital, schools and buildings while repairing the pipework in the affected buildings.
Press release
08/27/2020
Severe water shortages compound desperate situation for children and families in Beirut
UNICEF and partners rehabilitating and reconnecting critical water infrastructure
Payal Patel, six years old, uses a foot pedal sanitizer installed outside the AW before entering. Anganwadi workers (AWW) guiding children to use sanitizers and the correct way of wearing masks.
Report
08/13/2020
Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in school
Special focus on COVID-19
Six-year-old Payal in India uses a foot pedal sanitizer to practice hand hygiene.
Press release
08/13/2020
2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO
Document
07/27/2020
UNICEF’s Water Game Plan: Universal safe and sustainable water services for all by 2030