Global Sanitation Target Under Threat
The development goal on sanitation will only be met by 2026 if progress continues at the current rate, as around 2.5 billion people still lack basic sanitation, a UN report shows.
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Africa:
Global Sanitation Target Under Threat
Guardian Network, 20 April 2012
Clean toilets have an important role in saving lives and boosting economic growth; that will be the message as 60 finance and development ministers gather in Washington on Friday… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Country Won't Meet MDG Target On Sanitation'
Daily Trust, 19 April 2012
WaterAid has released a new report that predicted that at the current rate the Millennium Development Goal on sanitation will not be met in Nigeria and several other Sub-Saharan… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ministers to Make Sanitation, Water for All a Reality
Daily Trust, 19 April 2012
Some 60 ministers responsible for sanitation and hygiene portfolios from over 30 developing countries will participate in the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) High Level Meeting… Read more »
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Africa:
High Level Meeting Sets Course Towards Water and Sanitation for All
Unicef, 19 April 2012
Ahead of the World Bank's Spring Meetings here this week, government ministers from almost 40 developing countries are meeting with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, UK… Read more »
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Liberia:
Poor Sanitation Costs Nation U. S.$17.5 Million Each Year
Heritage, 18 April 2012
Liberia's economy loses 17.5 million US dollars (2.0 percent of GDP) each year due to poor sanitation, according to a new report released Tuesday by the World Bank's Water and… Read more »
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Uganda:
Poor Sanitation Costs Nation Shs 389 Billion Annually
Independent (Kampala), 18 April 2012
According to the new report released by the World Bank's Water and Sanitation Program on April 17, Uganda loses 389 billion Ugandan shillings each year due to poor sanitation. Read more »
InFocus
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A new report entitled "Off-Track, Off-Target" released this week by the international charity WaterAid, shows that there are more people in the world today lacking adequate ... Read more »
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