Access to safe water and sanitation is a right, not a privilege

 The United Nations Children Fund ( UNICEF ) warned that access to water is the most basic means of survival for children living in countries exposed to violence, displacement, and conflict. UNICEF’s global chief of water, sanitation, and hygiene reiterated that children’s access to safe water is a right, not a privilege. Deliberate damage to clean water infrastructure in conflict areas or countries exposed to instability lead to malnourishment, fatal disease, and pandemic outbreaks.

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