Many millions die without clean water or sanitation, UN says. The lack of access to basic water-related services kills more people globally than floods, droughts and other disasters.

Large scale WASH strategies, such as improving infrastructure for sanitation and access to clean water, are more expensive and take months to years to implement.

Clean water and sanitation are vital to stop the spread of disease and to live healthy lives. Water, The Environment and a Socially Just World . The UB School of Social Work's annual symposium ...

In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to clean water and sanitation, affirming their essence to the realization of all human rights.

Besides access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, Goal 6 comprises additional targets such as protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems. Goal 6 aims to improve water quality and reduce ...

A report issued 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% lacks access to ...

Villanova engineering students travel to Uganda to provide clean water, sanitation services 03:37. VILLANOVA, Pa. (CBS) - Help save lives more than 7,000 miles away.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A lack of drinking water and healthy sanitation infrastructure is dire around the world and getting worse, United Nations experts warned in a report issued Thursday. The ...

The report finds that many millions of the world’s 7.78 billion people don’t have enough clean water or sanitation infrastructure that helps keep humans healthy by taking waste away from their ...