UNICEF global assessment finds that while most countries now have water and sanitation plans, weak institutions, chronic funding gaps and staff shortages are preventing real progress. Without urgent ...

The companies have partnered with water solutions company Ecolab and Matt Damon's Water.org nonprofit to launch Get Blue, a ...

Water.org, Gap Inc., Amazon, Starbucks, and Ecolab today announced the launch of Get Blue™. The global initiative is designed to accelerate access to safe water and sanitation by aligning business ...

Nearly 90% of countries have policies for water, sanitation, but fewer than 13% have enough funds & trained staff to fully ...

Public health strategies, from vaccination to improving sanitary conditions, may have different impacts depending on whether a disease is endemic - persisting in a particular location for an extended ...

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the UN’s principal organs, provides a unique platform for Member States, the UN system, civil society, and other stakeholders to come together to ...

The 2024 ACS Sustainability Summit explored the vital role of chemistry in advancing U.N. Sustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Thoughout the summit, leading experts in academia ...

Safe water and sanitation are vital to human life. However, despite global efforts, as of 2022, 2.2 billion people still lack access to safely managed water services, and 3.5 billion are without ...

The latest data on water scarcity shows persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind. A look at what UNICEF is doing to improve access to safe, clean water for children and ...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Nigeria faces a major public health and education challenge, with ...

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...