Report: Progress on drinking water and sanitation – Joint Monitoring Programme update
WHO/UNICEF
May 2014 78 pages
ISBN: 978 92 4 150724 0
Overview
Even though progress towards the MDG target represents important gains in access for billions of people around the world, it has been uneven. Sharp geographic, sociocultural and economic inequalities in access persist and sometimes have increased. This report presents examples of unequal progress among marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Section 1 presents the status of and trends in access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation. Section 2 provides a snapshot of inequalities in access to improved drinking water sources and sanitation. Section 3 presents efforts to strengthen monitoring of access to safe drinking water and sanitation services under a post-2015 development agenda, as well as the challenges associated with these efforts.
Related links
:: Note for media: WHO highlights the need to further reduce gaps in access to improved drinking water and sanitation
:: Topic: Water supply and sanitation monitoring