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28 February 2021
Toxic cyanobacteria in water - Second edition
Cyanobacterial toxins are among the most hazardous substances, widely found in waterbodies. They occur naturally, but human activity influences the extent...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development called for ‘ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all’ under...
21 June 2021
State of the world's sanitation: An urgent call to transform sanitation for better health, environments,...
For the first time WHO and UNICEF bring together the data on sanitation coverage and investment, and how it impacts health, economies, and the environment....
14 June 2021
Reflecting on TrackFin 2012-2020
Since 2008, UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) results have indicated that there are substantial gaps in...
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WASH reflections series
Solving today’s WASH and health challenges, which often appear intractable, will require honest reflection and constant learning. This series presents commentaries and insights from WASH experts, whether WHO staff, consultants or experts on key WASH themes.
30 July 2020
Sanitation and health: Where to from here?
As the MDG period was drawing to a close the UN Deputy Secretary General SG issued a call to action on sanitation in a last ditch effort to accelerate progress...
In 2018, the WASH sector was surprised by three new high-quality studies (WASH Benefits, Kenya and Bangladesh and SHINE, Zimbabwe [3]) that showed little...
WHO remains concerned that close to 30% of the global population lack access to safely managed drinkingwater services and 829,000 people continue to die annually...