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UNICEF: Collecting water a "colossal waste of time" for women and girls
30.08.2016 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
The 200 million hours that women and girls spend each day fetching water is often a «colossal waste of time,» UN Radio says referring to the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) report.
As to the report, the agency is using the occasion of World Water Week, which kicked off on Sun, to highlight how lack of access to water predominantly falls on women.
It is to be reminded, universal access to safe and affordable drinking water is among the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Reportedly, the UNICEF report admits this includes ensuring basic service within a 30-minute round-trip from home.
However, the UNICEF has estimated that the journey takes longer for nearly a third of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
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