World Water day
22 March

Children carrying a water container in Somalia
PHOTO: UN Photo/ Tobin Jones

Links

• UN Water
• UNESCO
• UNESCO

The importance of water

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.

World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water.
It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis.
A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

Did You Know?

• Today, 1 in 3 people live without safe drinking water.
• By 2050, up to 5.7 billion people could be living in areas where water is scarce for at least one month a year.
• Climate-resilient water supply and sanitation could save the lives of more than 360,000 infants every year.
• Extreme weather has caused more than 90% of major disasters over the last decade.

• Water and Soap Against the Coronavirus

  Hand hygiene is essential to containing the spread of COVID-19, as well as other infectious diseases. If you have access to soap and water, follow the steps and join the #SafeHands campaign. For your community and for you.
  On this World Water Day, and any other day, remember to wash your hands regularly with water and soap or with an alcohol-based hand gel. See guidline by UNICEF.This #WorldWaterDay, let’s show our best hand hygiene moments to fight #COVID19.
  
  #SafeHands on #WorldWaterDay

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Coded by Hakima Shiralizade