80 Percent of Rural Households Without Direct Water Access – World Water Report

80 Percent of Rural Households Without Direct Water Access – World Water Report

NEW YORK & SRINAGAR, India, March 19 (IPS) - A new United Nations report has warned that global water inequality remains one of the most pressing development challenges of the decade, with billions still lacking safe drinking water and sanitation – while women and girls continue to bear the heaviest burden of water insecurity.

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