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15 Feb 2022 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
The Road To New York 2023
The 9th World Water Forum in Dakar 21-26 March and the Dushanbe Water Process 6-9 June 2022 will set the stage for the major UN Conference on water to be held in New York in 2023. It will be the first since Mar del Plata in 1977.
7 Jul 2021 New York, United States
Water Front And Centre At UNICEF Annual Session
Agency Director Henrietta Fore highlights work done to supply 106 million with WASH services across 153 countries during pandemic response. Stresses importance of innovation in bid to meet SDGs and draws attention to continued gender inequalities associated with water.
3 Nov 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
Millions Impacted By Floods And Landslides In East Africa Since June
At least 3.6 million people have been impacted by floods and landslides across large parts of East Africa since June 2020, a new UN report has revealed.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) observed that many of these people have already been facing conflict, violence, COVID-19 and a desert locust upsurge...
19 Oct 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
New Hand Hygiene For All Initiative
On Global Handwashing Day, 15 October, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore introduced the new Hand Hygiene For All Initiative, saing that “hand hygiene is everyone’s business” and that it must become a priority as a vital first line of defense, especially against the COVID-19 virus.Through this initiative, WHO, UNICEF, and other partners are urging global leaders to ensure that handwashing is both possible and promoted in homes, schools, healthcare facilities, care homes, workplaces and in public areas...
12 Oct 2020 NEW YORK NY
Michigan City Residents Sue Investment Banks Over Deadly Lead Pollution
Residents of Flint, Michigan, have filed a civil lawsuit against three investment banks for claims arising from the poisoning of "minors, residents and water users of the City of Flint during the period when Flint utilized the Flint River as a primary water source without implementing proper corrosion controls," according to a complaint in federal court...
13 Aug 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
Reopening The World's Schools Post-COVID; The WASH Challenge
43 Percent of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019, casting some doubt on the safety of operations during and post-COVID pandemic.A 13 August report from the Joint Monitoring Programme of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF presents updated national, regional and global estimates for Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH) in schools up to the year 2019, with a special focus on the implications for ensuring the safety of students and school staff during the coronavirus pandemic...
5 Aug 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
Lead Poisoning's Destructive Effects On Health And Communities
Approximately 1 in 3 children globally have lead levels in their blood exceeding the “safe level” of 5 micrograms per decilitre, according to a new report launched 30 July by UNICEF and Pure Earth. Of the approximately 800 million affected children, nearly half live in South Asia.“With few early symptoms, lead silently wreaks havoc on children’s health and development, with possibly fatal consequences,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director...
15 Jul 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
UN Launches SDG 6 Global Acceleration Framework
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres joined UN-Water Chair, Gilbert Huongbo 9 July in the launch of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) Global Acceleration Framework. SDG 6, one of 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, calls for clean water and sanitation for all people...
9 May 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States
US States Should Not Shut Off Water Supplies During Virus Crisis
In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, and as health officials warn of protection through “handwashing”, United States-based Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC) has again called for the country's Congress and states to ensure that water service cannot be denied to citizens through supply shut-offs...
5 May 2020 WASHINGTON DC
Virus Priorities Likely To Delay Climate Adaptation Projects
The economic toll of the coronavirus is forcing cities and states to redirect money away from projects that provide climate resilience, in a shift that threatens to tackle one crisis at the expense of another. Officials in San Francisco, Miami Beach and New York City have said they are likely to delay climate-related projects like sea walls because of the virus, which has slashed tax revenue and increased demands for emergency services, housing and other immediate needs.
7 Apr 2020 ALBANY NY, United States
New York State Governor Cuomo Urged To Suspend Water Shut-offs
Over 70 community, labour, religious, environmental, and civil rights organisations have sent an open letter to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo calling on him to issue an executive order to ensure access to clean water throughout the state for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.Cuomo has attracted plaudits for his proactive, visible response to the coronavirus threat in New York, currently the epicentre of the US's COVID crisis, with his daily television briefings attracting a nation wide viewership...
26 Mar 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States
Guterres: "The Solution Is Clear"
In a World Water Day address, United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described water as "the primary medium through which we perceive the effect of climate disruption, from extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, to glacial melting, saltwater intrusion and sea level rise". The United Nations’ World Water Day 2020 focused on “Water and Climate Change”...