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Cyclone Mahasen devastates coastal towns in Bangladesh20 May 2013 | International

A tropical storm has lashed coastal areas of Bangladesh, killing 12 people, destroying thousands of huts and forcing up to a million people to flee. The WaterAid team in Bangladesh have sent us this update.

Sabina, 10, leaving a hanging toilet in Mollar Slum, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The world is moving backwards on sanitation17 May 2013 | International

New figures from the World Health Organization and UNICEF show that 2.4 billion people will still be living without access to safe sanitation in 2015, missing the Millennium Development Goal target by half a billion people.

Nara Bahadur's children are so happy to see the water coming from tap

WaterAid welcomes push for universal access to water16 May 2013 | International

Responding to the fifth and final meeting of the UN High Level Panel on post-2015 development, WaterAid Chief Executive Barbara Frost welcomed their call for universal access to water and called for sanitation and good hygiene to be included.

A Malawian girl washing her hands

Malawi: latest news14 May 2013 | International

A round-up of WaterAid’s recent activities and achievements in Malawi.