March 22 is the United Nation’s World Water Day to raise awareness about the pressing need for the world to have access to clean water and sanitation.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — In Nigeria’s teeming city of Lagos, children in the Makoko area swim and play in filthy water surrounded by garbage.
March 22 is the United Nation’s World Water Day, marked annually since 1993 to raise awareness about theAccording to the UN, 1 in 4 people – 2 billion people worldwide – lack safe drinking water and 1.4 million people die annually of diseases related to poor water, sanitation and hygiene. In Abidjan, Ivory’s Coast’s port city and fast growing economic hub, many communities find themselves without clean water provision. Women collect water from streams to meet household requirements.
One of the world’s Sustainable Development Goals is for everyone to have safe water and sanitation by 2030.
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