UN University study quantifies impact of unsafe water and poor sanitation on child and maternal mortality

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Study Quantifies Impact of Unsafe Water and Poor Sanitation on Child and Maternal Mortality The impact of unsafe water and sanitation on the death rates of children under five and mothers in the year after childbirth has been quantified for the first time by Canadian-based researchers. In a paper published …

Void in World Water Leadership Cited as 20 Former Heads of Government Conclude Meeting

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InterAction Council www.interactioncouncil.org Void in World Water Leadership Cited as 20 Former Heads of Government Conclude Meeting Clinton, Fox, Zedillo, Chretien, Fukuda, Brundtland among 20 former leaders urging greater effort to avert looming water crisis Quebec City — Former heads of government from around the world today agreed at a …