UN in Action: The Global Sanitation Fund in Nepal

Currently, 2.4 billion people, or 40% of the global population, lack access to decent sanitation. Of those, more than a billion defecate in the open.

Diarrheal disease, largely caused by poor sanitation and hygiene, is a leading cause of malnutrition, stunting and child mortality, claiming nearly 600,000 under-5 lives every year. Inadequate facilities also affect education and economic productivity and impact the dignity and personal safety of women and girls. Between 2013 and 2014 alone, the GSF reported an almost 90 percent increase in the number of people living open-defecation free in target regions of 13 countries across Africa and Asia. During this same period, the GSF has also supported a 55 percent increase in the number of people with access to improved toilets in those same areas. The Governments of Australia, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have contributed to the GSF since its establishment in 2008.

Source: http://wsscc.org/

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Taxonomy

• Sanitation
• Sanitation & Hygiene
• Sanitation Awareness