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WASH annual report
8 September 2025
WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2024
The WHO Results Report 2024–2025 indicates that global access to safely managed drinking-water services rose from 71.0% in 2018 to a projected 87.3%...
WASH Strategy
14 March 2019
WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025
This strategy sets out the direction and role of WHO within the context of the SDGs and WHO’s 13th Programme of Work. It reinforces WHO’s...
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A lake in Tadjikistan
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