Why is it so important that people around the world have access to safe drinking water?

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Why is it so important that people around the world have access to safe drinking water?

Over 1.1 billion people on planet earth live without access to clean, safe, healthy water to drink every day. Over 4,000 children die every day due to children in very poor countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Guinea and Burundi drinking dirty, infected water.

One of these problems are due to people not having toilets, so they dump their waste into lakes which people drink and wash clothes in every day of their lives.

However, there are many charities like Water Aid helping thousands of children get clean, safe, healthy water by making water pumps in villages which is connected to a stream so they can get clean, safe water to drink.

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Result

During the decade, global coverage rose from 77 % cent to 82 %. This means that nearly 1 billion more people gained access to improved drinking water sources* during the 1990s.

Issue

In 1990, the challenge of ensuring universal access to safe drinking water by 2000 meant reaching 1.2 billion people, or 23 % of the world’s population, with clean, sustainable water supplies. This challenge remained despite the gains made during the International

Problems for the Children

Children throughout the world suffer greatly because they don't have access to safe water and sanitation. ...

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