Wednesday, July 12, 2017

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation

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Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF. Story here.

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