{"id":45211,"date":"2025-08-31T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/?p=45211"},"modified":"2025-08-31T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T07:58:07","slug":"sanitation-gap-in-nepal-two-out-of-every-five-lack-safe-sanitation-says-who-unice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washkhabar.com\/np\/2025\/08\/31\/45211","title":{"rendered":"Sanitation Gap in Nepal: Two Out of Every Five Lack Safe Sanitation, Says WHO\u2013UNICEF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu:<\/strong> The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF) have released a new report revealing that two out of every five people in Nepal still do not have access to safely managed sanitation services.<\/p>\n

The report, titled \u201cProgress on Household Drinking Water and Sanitation 2000\u20132024: Special Focus on Inequalities,\u201d<\/em> was launched on August 26 during the World Water Week held in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n

The data for Nepal was prepared by the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), based on the Census 2021, the National Living Standards Survey (NLSS) 2022\/23, the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2022, and the Urban Nepal Sanitation Snapshot 2025, among other national surveys.<\/p>\n

Key findings for Nepal:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    \u2022 2 out of every 5 people<\/strong> lack access to safely managed sanitation services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u2022\u00a0 1 out of every 4 people<\/strong> lack access to safely managed drinking water services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    \u2022\u00a0 1 out of every 3 people<\/strong> lack access to basic handwashing facilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Acceleration needed globally to achieve the 2030 targets:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      \u2022 3 times faster progress<\/strong> is required to achieve universal access to drinking water.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      \u2022 8 times faster progress<\/strong> is required for safely managed sanitation services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      \u2022 <\/strong>The current pace is sufficient<\/strong> to sustain open defecation-free status.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      \u2022 3 to 6 times faster progress<\/strong> is needed for basic sanitation services.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      \u2022\u00a0 2 times faster progress<\/strong> is needed for basic handwashing facilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The report concludes that to ensure universal access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene by 2030, the world must make significantly greater efforts than at present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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