World Water Day 2019
From Kiribati to Mongolia, and Laos to Timor-Leste and beyond, UNICEF is working tirelessly to ensure every child has access to safe, clean water – no matter who or where they are. Easy access to clean water can be life changing. Without it, girls like 12-year-old Christina in Timor-Leste must still trudge through sometimes dangerous terrain to…, One clear goal: water for all, Sustainable Development Goal 6 has one clear goal: water for all by 2030. This means no child can be left behind, wherever they may be. UNICEF works with governments and partners across the region to help safe water flow into schools, homes and hospitals. Marginalized groups – women, children, refugees, indigenous peoples, disabled people and…, When emergencies strike, UNICEF is there, Children are particularly at risk during emergencies and whenever an emergency strikes UNICEF is on hand to support families with access to safe water and sanitation facilities. After the earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, the tsunami in Indonesia and even during the 2011 Bangkok floods, UNICEF was on hand to help ensuring children and families had…, An ordinary act with extraordinary results, When it comes to day-to-day, potentially lifesaving skills, handwashing is an ordinary act with extraordinary results. Handwashing with soap – especially before preparing food and after using the toilet – is among the most effective and inexpensive ways to prevent diahrroeal diseases and pneumonia, which together are responsible for the deaths of…
East Asia and Pacific
