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SANITATION
2.4 billion people still lack access to sanitation services. The World Bank Group is aligning its efforts to help countries achieve universal access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene by 2030.Read More »

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SHARED PROSPERITY
A new World Bank report focused in nine countries explores factors supporting or hindering economic mobility in the region.

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The UN estimates that 2.4 billion people still lack access to improved sanitation facilities, nearly 1 billion of which practice open defecation. Good sanitation is a foundation for development - conditions such as diarrhea are associated with poor sanitation, and left untreated, can lead to malnutrition and stunting in children.
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