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At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

At start of World Water Week, UN Assembly President says water and sanitation goals need 'major push'

Aug 29, 2017, at 09:51 am

New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson on Monday underscored that when it comes to the environment, everything is connected.

At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water

At start of World Water Week, UNICEF highlights how women and girls lose valuable time and opportunities collecting water

Aug 30, 2016, at 01:38 pm

New York, Aug 30 (Just Earth News): As World Water Week kick off on Monday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has highlighted that the opportunity cost from a lack of access to water disproportionately falls on women and girls who collectively spend as much as 200 million hours – or more than 22,800 years – every day collecting this vital resource.