Thank you for contacting me about water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries, and the report by UNICEF titled 'Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: How the UK Government can tackle the water crisis'.
Safe water and adequate sanitation are basic human needs. It is a regrettable fact that for so many on our planet these needs remain unmet, particularly in developing and conflict-affected states. Indeed, as UNICEF reports, three billion people do not have a hand-washing facility with water and soap at home, in addition to almost half of all schools lacking such facilities, affecting some 818 million school-age children.
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