SOME 26 per cent of the world’s population does not have access to safe drinking water and 46 per cent lack access to basic sanitation, according to an alarming new United Nations report.
The World Water Development Report 2023 was published on the eve of a major three-day UN water conference that opened in New York today, the first of its kind in over 45 years.
Delegates from 171 countries and more than 20 organisations will discuss what needs to be done to meet the UN goals of ensuring all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30


