World Water Day was commemorated on 22 March. This year, the United Nations launched the Water Action Decade to speed up efforts in meeting water-related challenges. Water is crucial to sustainable development; the eradication of poverty and hunger. But the lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a serious problem in many parts of the world.
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