The UN 2023 Water Conference ended on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect water, humanity’s most precious global common good.
190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards – according to a new UNICEF analysis.