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Water, Sanitation and Health Newsletter N° 88.2, 18 March 2008 Special issue on World Water Day
World Water Day 2008 provides an opportunity to draw attention to the International Year of Sanitation 2008; a year in which the United Nations General Assembly in December 2006 has called for a focus on addressing sanitation and hygiene problems. About 2.6 billion people around the world live without access to even a toilet at home.
The International Year of
Sanitation highlights 5 key messages:
·
Sanitation is vital for human
health
·
Sanitation generates economic
benefits
·
Sanitation contributes to
dignity and social development
·
Sanitation helps the
environment
·
Improving sanitation is
achievable!
Details of the World Water Day
programme in
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/iys/wwd2008_programme.pdf
| Contact information |
Bravard, Marie-Françoise
(email: bravardm@who.int) |
|---|---|
| News type | Inbrief |
| File link |
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/iys/wwd2008_programme.pdf |
| Source of information | World Water Day 2008 |
| Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES |
| Relation | http://www.semide.net/topics/sanitation |
| Geographical coverage | Switzerland, International |
| News date | 18/03/2008 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
