sanitation

October 5, 2018

EU scales up humanitarian support to Afghanistan as drought takes hold

The European Commission has allocated an additional €20 million in emergency aid to Afghanistan as the humanitarian situation has worsened since the beginning of 2018.
October 3, 2018

Suspected cholera cases in Hodeidah nearly triple over three months

Even before the war began experts feared Yemen could become the first country in the world to run out of usable water.
August 27, 2018

More support needed for DRC refugees in Angola, say Lutherans

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who found refuge in Northern Angola after an outbreak of violence in the Kasai region, are afraid to return home, even as life in the refugee settlements becomes more difficult due to funding challenges, says The Lutheran World Federation in Angola.
August 5, 2018

Brazil must put human rights before austerity, UN experts warn as child mortality rises

UN human rights experts have urged Brazil to reconsider its economic austerity programme and put the human rights of its population at the centre of its economic policies.
May 5, 2018

Time running out for migrants and refugees held in Libya, says MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières is highly concerned about the fate of around 800 migrants and refugees held in a dangerously overcrowded detention centre in the port city of Zuwara, Libya.
February 26, 2018

Syrian children in host communities living in poverty, says Unicef

Syrian refugee families living in host communities in Jordan are increasingly struggling to meet their basic needs, including educating and protecting their children, UNICEF says.
July 28, 2017

WCC water network plans to intensify water justice advocacy

The International Reference Group of the Ecumenical Water Network, the water justice initiative of the World Council of Churches, held its annual meeting in Malawi as the UN revealed that 2.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water.
November 21, 2010

World Toilet Day - no laughing matter

It's easy to enjoy the potty-humoured aspects of World Toilet Day, which took place on 19 November. Indeed the WTD promoters do that themselves. But there are very serious issues underlying the event, effecting billions of people.
October 3, 2010

UN declares water and sanitation a legally binding right

The United Nations Human Rights Committee has declared that the right to water and sanitation is to be recognised as legally binding.
March 22, 2010

US churches boost World Water Day action commitments

Church World Service is urging the United States to accelerate its efforts to help meet current and future water needs for all, by urging Congress to approve US $500 million in global funding for safe drinking water and sanitation.