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UN launches sanitation campaign on World Water Day

The United Nations is determined to bring sanitation to the 2.5 billion people around the world without adequate facilities and has started a global campaign to boost efforts laid out by the Millennium Development Goals. "What good does a toilet do? More than you may imagine. Adequate sanitation prevents disease or malnutrition caused by contaminated water," writes Jan Eliasson, UN deputy secretary-general. The Huffington Post (3/21), DAWN Media Group (Pakistan)/The Associated Press (3/22), Al Jazeera (3/22) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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