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Water, sanitation and hygiene

Girl takes a bath in a plastic bathtub
Programme
23 January 2019
Sanitation and Open Defecation
Every child has a right to adequate hygiene and sanitation.
Water splashes as children fill jerrycans at an outdoor tap
Programme
21 June 2018
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Every child has a right to water, sanitation and a safe and clean community.
A group of women filling a blue bucket with water at a tap
Press release
06 July 2023
Women and girls bear brunt of water and sanitation crisis – new UNICEF-WHO report
Women and girls responsible for fetching water in 7 out of 10 households without supplies on premises, according to first in-depth analysis of gender inequalities in drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in households
Three young girls washing dishes near a lake
Report
06 July 2023
Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene
A focus on gender

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English (PDF, 16 MB)
A young boy washing his hands using a tap in his community
Report
20 March 2023
Triple Threat
How disease, climate risks, and unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene create a deadly combination for children

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English (PDF, 6 MB)
Français (PDF, 6 MB)
Español (PDF, 6 MB)
عربي (PDF, 4 MB)
A mother carrying a water can on her head while holding her daughter's hand
Press release
20 March 2023
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
As world leaders prepare to attend the historic UN Water Conference, UNICEF calls for urgent investment in climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services to protect children
8 year-olds Mataram (yellow veil) from Blana, Niger and her friend Falmata from Malam Fatouri, Nigeria pump water from a water hole installed by UNICEF in a displaced people camp in Garin Wazam, Niger on August 10, 2016
Document
15 November 2022
To maximize the impact of projects addressing malnutrition
To maximize the impact of projects addressing malnutrition through interventions of the Water, Sanitation, Hygiene sector

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WASH-Nutrition Strategy ENG (PDF, 1 MB)
WASH Severity Classification Report niger
Document
27 September 2022
WASH Severity Classification Report, and Overview of WASH Severity Classification in Niger

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WASH Severity Classification Report (PDF, 2 MB)
WASH Severity Classification
Document
27 September 2022
WASH Severity Classification

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WASH Severity Classification (PDF, 1 KB)
A young girl drinking water from a yellow bucket
Press release
24 August 2022
Children suffering dire drought across parts of Africa are ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ – warns UNICEF
The number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million in the space of five months, meanwhile children in the Sahel also facing extremely high levels of water vulner