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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Chris Stevenson

Landmark push to provide an extra one billion people with reliable clean water

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A landmark commitment to provide an additional one billion people with sustainable access to safe water by 2030 has been announced by the World Bank.

The new initiative, called Water Forward, will be supported by partners including the international NGO WaterAid, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and nations including the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Around 400 million people are projected to be supported directly through programmes supported by the World Bank Group, with another 600 million being helped by investment from development banks, philanthropy and private finance.

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