Over 1.7 billion people are currently living in river basins where water use exceeds recharge. Water scarcity affects more than 40 per cent of the global population and is projected to rise.Between 19, the proportion of the global population using an improved drinking water source has increased from 76 per cent to 90 per cent.Women and girls are responsible for water collection in 80 per cent of households without access to water on premises.At least 892 million people continue to practice open defecation.3 in 10 people lack access to safely managed drinking water services and 6 in 10 people lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities.1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services.Read more about the work in response to COVID-19 by UN-Water members and partners. This includes continued support to affected, at-risk, low-capacity and fragile countries to secure WASH services and infection prevention control in health facilities. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is adjusting its WASH services to prevent the spread of the disease. UNICEF is urgently appealing for funding and support to reach more girls and boys with basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, especially those children who are cut off from safe water because they live in remote areas, or in places where water is untreated or polluted, or because they are without a home, living in a slum or on the street.

UN-Habitat is working with partners to facilitate access to running water and handwashing in informal settlements. The impacts of COVID-19 could be considerably higher on the urban poor living in slums, who don’t have access to clean water. COVID-19 will not be stopped without access to safe water for people living in vulnerability, UN experts said. Availability and access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is fundamental to fighting the virus and preserving the health and well-being of millions.

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