About one-third of the global population doesn't have access to basic, clean sanitation, according to the United Nations and other organizations. The U.N., Unilever and the charity WaterAid issued a ...

Safe sanitation remains out of reach for a large share of the global population. Open defecation, unplanned sanitation ...

Rose George has heard all the jokes before. For the premier author and journalist covering the largely overlooked world of human excrement, it comes with the territory. But for the 2.5 billion people ...

This article first appeared on the Anything Peaceful site. You flush and flush again. It's clogged. You plunge, and it's kind of blech. You have lost your appetite, but finally the situation is ...

One aspect of the global social crisis was revealed in a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Using 2010 sewerage connection data available from 167 countries and ...

The world is meeting targets on improving access to clean drinking water, but falling behind on sanitation goals fixed at a summit four years ago, the United Nations said Thursday. About 2.4 billion ...

A new report launched Tuesday on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world’s population doesn’t have access to safe drinking water, and 46% lack access ...

New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe drinking water, sanitation services and hygiene — and who doesn't — revealing persistent inequalities. Here are five new facts from the ...

The right of every human being to safe drinking water and basic sanitation should be recognized and realized. The United Nations estimates that nearly 900 million people live without clean water and 2 ...

Over 90 percent of Nigeria’s population remain without access to complete basic water, sanitation, and hygiene, WASH, ...