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Water, sanitation and hygiene

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A female student smiles and washes her hands at the WASH facilities at Kampong Thmar Primary School, Kang Sao village, Santok district, Kampong Thom commune, Kampong Thom province on July 5, 2018.
Programme
09 December 2020
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Safe water, toilets and good hygiene keep children alive and healthy
School children walking through flood waters
Programme
09 December 2020
WASH and climate change
Making water, sanitation and hygiene services adaptive, safe and resilient
On 24 September 2019 in Idlib in the Syrian Arab Republic, children carry water containers from a tanker to take into the displaced camp near the town of Taftanaz.
Programme
09 December 2020
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in emergencies
Serving children at risk and in times of crisis.
In late July 2015 in the Niger, with one of her two children in a sling on her back, Ramata, who is a member of the Fulani ethnic group, pumps water from a borehole into buckets, in the village of Yanja, Tillabéri Region.
Programme
09 December 2020
Strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems
Planning, analysis and collaboration for better-informed programmes.
In South Sudan, UNICEF transformed an unprotected spring into a safe water source through the construction of a reservoir and treatment system and used solar systems to pump the water to tapstands, where the water is collected safely.
Programme
09 December 2020
Solar-powered water systems
Solar power can vastly improve the reach and quality of water services.
In Djibouti, water is as precious as it is scarce. Since the drought started in 2007, rainfall has dramatically reduced and water levels in traditional wells have dropped forcing women and children to walk long distances for water.
Programme
09 December 2020
Water scarcity
Addressing the growing lack of available water to meet children’s needs
Young girl washing hands.
Programme
09 December 2020
Hygiene
Better hygiene leads to better health, confidence and overall growth.
Adolescent girls skip rope.
Programme
09 December 2020
Menstrual hygiene
Gender inequality, cultural taboos and poverty can cause menstrual health needs to go unmet.
Children enjoy washing their hands with soap and clean water.
Programme
09 December 2020
Handwashing
The simplest way to protect against a range of diseases.
Children help each other wash their hands with water and ash in the village of Gbandu.
Programme
09 December 2020
Sanitation
Sanitation is essential to children’s survival and development.
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