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GLAAS Report on WASH

December 20 , 2022 704 days 781 0
  • The Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report was released by the WHO and UN-Water.
  • This report compiles new data on drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) from 121 countries and territories and 23 External Support Agencies (ESAs).
  • Less than one-third of countries reported maintaining enough human resources to manage essential Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) tasks.
  • 45% of countries are on track to meet their drinking-water coverage targets, but only 25% are meeting their sanitation targets.
  • Aid for water and sanitation decreased by 5.6% between 2017 and 2020, and the geographical targeting of the aid shifted.
  • In sub-Saharan Africa, the proportion of WASH aid dropped from 32% to 23%.
  • In Central and Southern Asia, it increased from 12% to 20%, and in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, it increased from 11% to 20%.

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