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China EXIM and UNICEF agree to support vulnerable children in Nigeria with life-saving services
BEIJING, 11 February 2025 – The Export and Import Bank of China (China EXIM) and UNICEF today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on essential services for the wellbeing of children in Nigeria. This is the first such partnership agreement between UNICEF and a China-based financial institution...
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UNICEF and China forge first-ever partnership in Afghanistan, delivering vital supplies to prevent disease outbreaks in drought-stricken communities
This article was first published on the UNICEF Afghanistan website. KABUL, 28 November 2024 – For the first time in Afghanistan, UNICEF and the People’s Republic of China are partnering to support urgent needs for children and their families. The support will focus on providing hygiene and sanitation in communitie...
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"Toilet revolution" delivers healthier lifestyle, novel ideas to China's western plateau
A primary school student washes his hands after using the toilet at a school in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 2, 2023. A primary school student washes his hands after using the toilet at a school in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 2, 2023. XINING, Dec. 8…
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UNICEF partners with China to pilot climate-resilient WASH technologies in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH/BEIJING, 29 August – Delegates from the People's Republic of China, UNICEF Cambodia and UNICEF China today started a three-day field visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia to conduct a feasibility study for piloting climate-resilient water and sanitation (WASH) technologies and solutions in Cambodia. In colla...
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A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children - UNICEF
NEW YORK, 20 March 2023 – 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards – according to a new UNICEF analysis. The triple threat was found to be most acu...
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Water and the global climate crisis: 10 things you should know
Climate change is disrupting weather patterns, leading to extreme weather events, unpredictable water availability, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminating water supplies. Such impacts can drastically affect the quantity and quality of water that children need to survive. Today, a change in climate is felt p...
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Pictorial Handbooks Sharing China’s knowledge and Practices in Improving Rural Living Environment
This handbook series on China’s rural living environment presents theories in simple language in a question-and-answer format and vividly introduces the practical knowledge of rural toilets, rural household waste recycling and rural wastewater treatment and utilization. The three handbooks can be taken for reference by technical personnel and rural residents in other countries to better understand China’s practices and experience in technical mod...
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Africa to drastically accelerate progress on water, sanitation and hygiene – report
DAKAR, 22 March 2022 – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa will require a dramatic acceleration in the current rates of progress, according to a UNICEF/WHO special report focused on Africa, launched today at the World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal. T...
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The Development of Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in Rural Areas of the CAREC Region
Lack of access to safe water and sanitation impacts the living standards of populations and undermines public health. Based on a UN forecast, by 2050 water shortages will become a crucial issue for over 5.5 billion people globally. Public health, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, depends on available water,...
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One in five children globally does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 18 March 2021 – Globally, more than 1.42 billion people, including 450 million children, live in areas of high, or extremely high, water vulnerability, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF. This means that 1 in 5 children worldwide does not have enough water to meet their everyday needs. The an...
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A safe and clean environment, for every child
Every child should live in a safe and clean environment, yet about 297,000 children under the age of five (more than 800 per day) die every year from diarrheal diseases as a result of poor hygiene, sanitation or unsafe water. Poor hygiene and unsafe water are responsible for nearly 90 per cent of these deaths and ...