With the sanitation target the most lacking target of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations launched a campaign earlier this year to break the silence on open defecation and spur dialogue as part of the UN Call to Action on Sanitation. 2.5 billion people (1/3 of the global population) do not have access to proper sanitation, including toilets or latrines, with dramatic consequences on human health, dignity and security, the environment, and social and economic development.
With the sanitation target the most lacking target of the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations launched a campaign earlier this year to break the silence on open defecation and spur dialogue as part of the UN Call to Action on Sanitation. 2.5 billion people (1/3 of the global population) do not have access to proper sanitation, including toilets or latrines, with dramatic consequences on human health, dignity and security, the environment, and social and economic development.