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Some 2.4 billion people will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015, according to a new joint WHO/UNICEF report. According to the report, the world remains off track to meet the Millennium Development goal (MDg) sanitation target.

The report titled Progress on sanitation and drinking-water 2013 update is available here in english.

In an ongoing effort to understand the connections between water resources, water systems, and international security and conflict, the Pacific Institute initiated a project in the late 1980s to track and categorize events related to water and conflict, which has been continuously updated since. Their new format, updated November 2009, presents the information three ways, to better illustrate how conflicts over water impact history: 

The European Commission has unveiled a blueprint for global development aid and called on world leaders to replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with an international aid framework based on sustainable and inclusive development tackling poverty at its roots.

Please find attached the report outline.

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