Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health Organization …
Apr 12, 2024 · Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments.
Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation - The Global Goals
Use these eight targets to ensure clean water and sanitation for all. By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
Water and Sanitation - United Nations Sustainable Development
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is the most basic human need for health and well-being. Billions of people will lack access to these basic services in 2030 unless progress...
Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | Global Water, Sanitation…
Nov 6, 2024 · Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene remains a significant global challenge, with over 2 billion people lacking clean drinking water at home, 1.5 billion lacking basic sanitation facilities, and 2 billion lacking basic hygiene services.
Drinking-water - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 13, 2023 · Improved water supply and sanitation, and better management of water resources, can boost countries’ economic growth and can contribute greatly to poverty reduction. In 2010, the UN General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation.
Sanitation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 22, 2024 · Benefits of improved sanitation extend well beyond reducing the risk of diarrhoea. These include: potential to increase overall community resilience to climate shocks, for example through safe use of wastewater for irrigation to mitigate water scarcity.
GOAL 6: Clean water and sanitation - UNEP - UN Environment …
Sustainable management of water resources and access to safe water and sanitation are essential for unlocking economic growth and productivity, and provide significant leverage for existing investments in health and education.
6 Clean water and sanitation: Water, sanitation, and hygiene: …
The importance of good hygiene through handwashing and access to clean water has been further highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite progress over the past few decades, billions of people worldwide still lack access to clean water and sanitation, with only 10 years left to achieve SDG 6.
SDG Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation - UNICEF DATA
Water and sanitation are critical to the health of people and the planet. Goal 6 not only addresses the issues relating to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), but also the quality and sustainability of water resources worldwide.
Why is clean water important? - Oxfam
Mar 21, 2022 · Clean water saves lives. Any conflict or emergency that drives people from their homes and forces them to gather in places with no safe drinking water or sanitation systems creates conditions that are ripe for water-borne diseases.