Saturday, 27 July 2013

Designation of World Toilet Day draws attention to Afghan sanitation challenges

NEW YORK (NNI): The United Nations General Assembly’s designation of 19 November as World Toilet Day shines a spotlight on a sometimes overlooked but urgent public health issue in Afghanistan – the lack of access to hygienic sanitation facilities.World Toilet Day has previously been marked by international and civil society organizations all over the world. However, it was not formally recognized as an official UN day until yesterday with a resolution passed by the Assembly at UN

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