Lebanon: Public water system on the verge of collapse, UNICEF warns

The public water system in Lebanon is “on life support” and could collapse at any moment, putting 71 per cent of the population, or more than four million people, at immediate risk of losing access to safe supply, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Friday.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/07/1096312
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Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas

21 Mar 2023

Six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Africa drought: Some children just ‘one disease away from catastrophe’ UNICEF warns

22 Aug 2022

On Tuesday, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF warned that children in the Horn of Africa and the vast Sahel region “could die in devastating numbers” without urgent intervention and support. In the last five months, the number of people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water, has risen from 9.5 million to 16.2 million

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Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water

Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water

09 May 2024

More than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have access to safe drinking water thanks to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners.