About one-third of the global population doesn't have access to basic, clean sanitation, according to the United Nations and other organizations. The U.N., Unilever and the charity WaterAid issued a ...

On March 23, the United Nations Water Conference was held for the first time in nearly 50 years. During the conference, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund ...

Catherine Coleman Flowers is the rural development manager for the Equal Justice Initiative and an environmental health researcher working to bring basic sanitation to rural communities — a campaign ...

This article first appeared on the Anything Peaceful site. You flush and flush again. It's clogged. You plunge, and it's kind of blech. You have lost your appetite, but finally the situation is ...

WASHINGTON, February 12, 2015 — In addition to money, strong institutions, accountability and mechanisms that turn investment into effective services for people who need it, are critical to achieving ...

Despite the progress towards ensuring basic sanitation services for all, access still eludes many. According to recent estimates, over half of the global population or 4.2 billion people across the ...

Rose George has heard all the jokes before. For the premier author and journalist covering the largely overlooked world of human excrement, it comes with the territory. But for the 2.5 billion people ...

New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe drinking water, sanitation services and hygiene — and who doesn't — revealing persistent inequalities. Here are five new facts from the ...

The right of every human being to safe drinking water and basic sanitation should be recognized and realized. The United Nations estimates that nearly 900 million people live without clean water and 2 ...

Basic Sanitation Company of the State of Sa (NYSE:SBS) hit a new 52-week high Tuesday as it changed hands at $55.61 compared with its previous 52-week high of $55.15. Basic Sanitation Company of the ...