Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools - special focus on COVID-19

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Date published
13 Aug 2020
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Children & youth, COVID-19, Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG), Water, sanitation and hygiene
Organisations
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Link
UNICEF page

The report provides updated estimates for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools including progress from 2015 to 2019. It highlights the rapid improvement needed to ensure students have access to handwashing facilities with soap and water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meet associated SDG targets by 2030.