Water contamination warning from the UNICEF, triple threat puts 190 million children at risk

20 Mar 2023 — UNICEF has published a report showing that across ten African countries, 190 million children are at the highest risk of diseases related to the “triple threat” of inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). 

“Africa is facing a water catastrophe. While the climate and water-related shocks are escalating globally, nowhere else in the world do the risks compound as severely for children,” says Sanjay Wijesekera, director of programs at UNICEF.