
Water is life. Without water, children simply cannot survive. Without basic toilets, entire communities live with human waste in their environment. Without taps and soap for handwashing, diseases spread rapidly. When hospitals and health care centres do not have running water, toilets or soap, they can become disease factories. At the time of birth, this can be a matter of life or death for both mother and baby.
As world leaders meet in New York to discuss progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
We look at 10 facts about water that might surprise you.