UN Report: Global Water Inequalities Disproportionately Affect Women and Girls
A UN report highlights that women and girls globally are disproportionately affected by water shortages and lack of sanitation, spending a combined 250 million hours daily fetching water, impacting their health, education, and food security.
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Women and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warns
Unesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hit health, education and food security of women Women and girls are bearing the brunt of water shortages and a lack of sanitation around the world, hindering the economic and social development of poorer countries, the UN has warned. Women are responsible for collecting water in more than 70% of rural households that do not have access to mains water across the developing world. Women and girls collectively spend 250m hours a day colle...
By Fiona Harvey Environment editor
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