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WASH in Yemen: a girl carrying a jerrycan

One of the best defences against coronavirus

How UNICEF is equipping families and communities with soap and clean water to protect themselves against COVID-19

On 21 August 2020, following the explosions that took place in Beirut, UNICEF and its implementing partners install water tanks in Karantina Hospital, schools and buildings while repairing the pipework in the affected buildings.

Severe water shortages compound desperate situation for children and families in Beirut

UNICEF and partners rehabilitating and reconnecting critical water infrastructure

Payal Patel, six years old, uses a foot pedal sanitizer installed outside the AW before entering. Anganwadi workers (AWW) guiding children to use sanitizers and the correct way of wearing masks.

Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in school

Special focus on COVID-19

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Six-year-old Payal in India uses a foot pedal sanitizer to practice hand hygiene.

2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO

UNICEF’s Water Game Plan: Universal safe and sustainable water services for all by 2030

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Global Review of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Components in Rapid Response Mechanisms and Rapid Response Teams in Cholera Outbreak Settings

(PDF, 8,59 MB)

A woman dressed in blue smiles with a young baby sitting on her lap

Global annual results report 2019: Humanitarian action

The key humanitarian results achieved for children by UNICEF and partners in 2019

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3 young girls standing in a line together washing their hands

Global annual results report 2019: Goal Area 4

Progress and results achieved in 2019 by Goal Area 4: Every child lives in a safe and clean environment

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In Nairobi, Kenya, a young boy follows instructions on how to wash hands properly, at a water station in Kibera, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

“To control COVID-19, we have to make hand hygiene accessible to all” – UNICEF and WHO

Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on the launch of the ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ joint initiative

In Nairobi, Kenya, a young boy follows instructions on how to wash hands properly, at a water station in Kibera, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Hand hygiene for all

A call to action for all of society to achieve universal access to hand hygiene

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