There are more than 1 billion people who defecate in the open. Poor sanitation contributes to thousands of deaths from diarrheal diseases every year.
Globally more than one in four people live in a world without access to a decent sanitation facility and 4.5 billion people globally live without a safe toilet.
The United Nations wants to ensure an access to the safe toilet to all by 2030
It's #WorldToiletDay. With 4.5 billion people living globally without a safe toilet, the UN wants to ensure access to all by 2030 pic.twitter.com/wOVUysdgVQ
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