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Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-water - 2015 Update and MDG Assessment

As the MDG era comes to a close, this report shows how far we have come. For example, in a major global achievement, the target for safe drinking water was met in 2010, well ahead of the MDG deadline of 2015. Over 90 per cent of the world’s population now has access to improved sources of drinking water. At the same time, the report highlights how far we still have to go. The world has fallen short on the sanitation target, leaving 2.4 billion without access to improved sanitation facilities.

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Field Value
Document type Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Water and sanitation
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Timor-Leste
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)
  • Korea, Republic of
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
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The figures included in this report have been estimated by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (www.wssinfo.org) to ensure compatibility; thus, they are not necessarily the official statistics of the concerned country, area or territory, which may use alternative rigorous methods. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization and UNICEF be liable for damages arising from its use.

Author (corporate) UNICEF
Co-author (coorporate) WHO
ISBN number 978 92 4 150914 5
Publication place United States of America
Publication date 2015
Pagination 80
Keywords mdg,sdg,wash
Date uploaded May 10, 2018, 04:40 (UTC)
Date modified May 10, 2018, 06:48 (UTC)