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A girl stands in floodwater in front of a well, Bangladesh
Article
02 March 2023
Water and the climate crisis: 10 things you should know
The world needs to get water smart. Everyone has a role to play, and we cannot afford to wait
A girl fills a jerry can with water, Ethiopia
Document
23 August 2022
Water crisis in the Horn of Africa
After the worst drought in 40 years, water insecurity poses a deadly risk to children

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A girl on a street in Aleppo, carrying jerrycans of water
Report
24 May 2021
Water Under Fire Volume 3
Attacks on water and sanitation services in armed conflict and the impacts on children

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English (PDF, 4 MB)
Document
17 March 2021
Urban Water Scarcity Guidance Note

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Document
17 March 2021
Programmatic approaches to water scarcity

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Children walk on sand carrying water
Report
16 March 2021
Reimagining WASH
What drives water insecurity, the impact on children, and the actions we need to take now to achieve water security for all

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Angola. A child collects water from a pond.
Article
30 September 2019
Where drinking water is a 90-minute walk away
An ongoing drought in southern Angola has left families desperate – and children with no time for an education
A girl holds a jerry can under a tap, Madagascar
Article
25 July 2019
Turning on the tap in Madagascar
In a drought-hit region of Madagascar, a new pipeline brings water to thousands of people
UNICEF/UN0221040/Rich
Photo essay
16 July 2018
Solar-powered water systems in South Sudan
Innovative solar pumps help remote communities get clean water in health centres, schools and homes
Children wash up and drink from a faucet, Afghanistan
Photo essay
22 February 2018
Water powered by the sun
Solar pumps bring safe water to displaced in Afghanistan.
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