UN rights experts urge France to provide safe water, sanitation for migrants in ‘Calais Jungle’

Oct 17, 2017, at 04:47 am

New York, Oct 16(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts are urging the Government of France to devise long-term measures to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation for migrants in Calais and other areas along the northern French coast.

Children's access to safe water and sanitation is a right, not a privilege – UNICEF

Aug 30, 2017, at 04:27 am

New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): In countries beset by violence, displacement, conflict and instability, children's most basic means of survival – water – must be a priority, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, warning that children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to drinking water.

Billions around the world lack safe water, proper sanitation facilities, reveals UN report

Jul 13, 2017, at 05:00 am

New York, July 12(Just Earth News): Some three in ten people around the world lack access to safe and readily available water at home, and almost six in ten to safely managed sanitation, a new United Nations report has warned, calling on countries to do more to fulfil these basic human needs.