International Water Day

Global access to clean water seen as critical to future

Source: SBS

About 844 million people globally do not have access to clean water.


22nd of March is celebrated every year as a world water day. Reports indicate that millions of people in different parts of the world do not have access to clean drinking water. Afghanistan is an example, where 42% of people do not have access to clean drinking water.

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