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Australian Government joins global action plan to improve access to safe water and basic sanitation for the world’s poor

WaterAid in Australia strongly welcomes the news that the Australian Government has joined the global Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership. - 26 April 2012

Saving Lives: sanitation and water for all would save 2.5 million lives

This report shows that providing water and sanitation for all would save 2.5 million lives. - 16 April 2012

Clean water for all within a generation

WaterAid has called for every person in the world to have safe drinking water within a generation as people around the globe commemorate World Water Day (22nd March 2012). 783 million people still live without this essential service, over 1 in 10 across - 2 April 2012

International Women's Day: Empowering Women through water and sanitation

This year's International Women's Day focuses on the theme of empowering rural women. As we know from direct experience, clean water, improved hygiene and safe sanitation are key to women's empowerment and poverty alleviation. - 14 March 2012

World meets target for drinking water, but progress on sanitation runs dry

WaterAid has welcomed the news that the world has met its goal to bring drinking water to millions of the world's poorest people and has called for a renewed effort to reach the 780 million still waiting. - 14 March 2012

Taking action this World Toilet Day: let's get the world back on track

This World Toilet Day, we are launching a hard-hitting new report, Off-track, off-target, and new global campaign, Water Works, to emphasise the effectiveness of water and sanitation aid and encourage world leaders to prioritise it in aid efforts. - 18 November 2011

Africa could turn a corner in the sanitation crisis

Africa could finally be turning a corner in the sanitation crisis say civil society groups ANEW and FAN, NGO WaterAid, WSSCC and the End Water Poverty Campaign attending AfricaSan3 in Kigali, Rwanda. - 22 July 2011

Horn of Africa faces 'worst drought in 60 years'

Poor rains in the Horn of Africa have contributed to severe water shortages, failed harvests and food insecurity, affecting more than 10 million people in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti. - 5 July 2011