More About Water & Sanitation
Every year, an estimated 72,000 children under 5 die from illnesses linked to lack of safe water & sanitation vs. 3,400 killed by fighting.
Water is the key to improving children's health and better educational outcomes.
UNICEF's Water for Guinea project is making safe water more accessible in vulnerable communities — a mission that's more critical than ever.
UNICEF and partners are working in more than 100 countries to improve water and sanitation services and basic hygiene practices.
UNICEF Venezuela's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) program is working to keep children and their communities safe during the pandemic.
New wells are making all the difference for remote communities — but a third of the country still lacks access to safe water.
Good sanitation helps keep people healthy and safe. Last year, UNICEF and partners provided more than 11 million people with basic toilets.
1 in 3 people globally — about 2.2. billion — do not have access to safe drinking water. UNICEF and partners are working to change that.
A UNICEF education program in western Uganda discourages open defecation and encourages handwashing at home and at school.
UNICEF and partners turn on the tap for over 40,000 people in need.
New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe services — and who doesn't — revealing persistent inequalities.
This World Water Day, purchase a UNICEF Inspired Gift to send lifesaving water supplies to families and children in need.