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.
UN allocates $21M to meet urgent needs in newly-accessible areas across Sudan
Sep 02, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, Sept 1(Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday allocated $21 million to provide life-saving food support, nutrition, water and sanitation, health and other assistance to thousands of Sudanese in newly accessible areas in Darfur's Jebel Marra area, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.
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.
Children in countries facing famine threatened by lack of water, sanitation – UN agency
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:08 am
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): In African and Middle Eastern countries facing famine, unsafe water is as dangerous for severely malnourished children as lack of food, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned, noting that nearly 27 million people are at risk in northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Tajikistan’s sectoral reform must prioritize sanitation and drinking water: UN expert
Aug 13, 2015, at 01:58 pm
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): Progress has been made in ongoing reform of the water sector in Tajikistan, a United Nations rights expert noted at the end of his recent mission to the country, and he urged the Government to maximize its rich water resource through national legislation, policies, budget and their implementation for the poor and marginalized.
UN concerned over disparity in access to clean water, sanitation
May 09, 2014, at 05:38 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Despite a narrowing disparity in access to cleaner water and better sanitation between rural and urban areas, sharp inequalities still persist around the world, says a new United Nations report.