Every hour, 40 children under five lose their lives to the devastating effects of unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene

Written By CRAII Editorial Team
November 19, 2024

Global Water and Sanitation Crisis

  • 2.2 billion people still live without access to safely managed drinking water.

  • 2 billion people lack basic hygiene services, including 653 million with no facilities at all.

  • Children in fragile contexts are 3 times more likely to practice open defecation, 4 times more likely to lack basic sanitation services, and 8 times more likely to lack access to basic drinking water.

(Sources: WHO/UNICEF, 2023; UNICEF, 2024)

CRAII Editorial Team

The CRAII Editorial Team is a collective of child rights defenders inside and outside Iran. We write from shared experience and political commitment, working to expose structural injustice, amplify marginalized voices, and defend the right to childhood. All content published under this name reflects shared values, collective labor, and political responsibility.

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