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Many sanitation workers in developing countries are largely unsupported, unprotected and undervalued. Many are shunned for the work they do. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on their livelihoods, with many working longer hours or taking on increased risks without compensation, while others have lost their income completely, shows a new report of WaterAid.

Jennie York, who will join from Barnardo's, previously spent almost five years at the sanitation charity

Nadiya Hussain and Thandiwe Newton support WaterAid campaign Tom Horton, PA 28 July 2021, 10:11 pm Nadiya Hussain, Thandiwe Newton and Lemn Sissay are among the stars supporting a new WaterAid campaign. The charity’s Our Climate Fight campaign is urging the Government to help vulnerable communities around the world access a reliable source of water. Actress Newton, Great British Bake Off winner Hussain and writer Sissay have signed an open letter which WaterAid say will be presented to Prime ...

UN says the Government plans to cut its family planning aid from £154m to £23m In statement, UN said cuts were devastating and withdrawn funding could have prevented 250,000 maternal and child deaths and 4.3 million unsafe abortions It comes after a leaked memo revealed yesterday the UK plans to slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80% Foreign Office says tough but necessary decisions are being made due to Covid

UN blasts 85% cuts to aid from UK for family planning programme Katie Feehan For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The UNs family planning programme says it faces devastating cuts in the amount of money it receives from the UK after the government reduced its aid budget.  The Government aims to cut about 85 per cent in aid to a United Nations family planning programme in the worlds poorest nations, the UN has said. An initial commitment by the UK to spend �...

WATER. Without it, we as human beings would cease to exist. That’s not a political viewpoint, it’s an unequivocal fact. Whatever a person’s political stripe, we can all at least agree on that, just as we can agree no-one should be deprived of access to clean water. Or can we? Apparently not as far as the UK Government is concerned if the latest leaked memo is anything to go by. Once again, here we have the Tory Government behaving true to form, lashing out at the poorest and most vuln...

Search UK plans to cut bilateral funding for water projects in developing nations by 80%, leaked memo shows The UK plans to slash bilateral funding on water and sanitation projects in developing countries by more than 80% this year, despite handwashing and good hygiene being critical defences in the fight against coronavirus, a leaked government memo has revealed. The total amount spent on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - including multilateral programmes - is set to be reduce...

Water dripping out of a tap (Ian Nicholson/PA) Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The UK will slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80%, a leaked memo has revealed as details emerged of cuts in the foreign aid budget. WaterAid described the cut to projects in developing nations as...

A leaked memo suggests taxpayers could be critical of the timing - as the world copes with a pandemic.

Dominic Raab was criticised for giving little detail on how the cuts will affect aid spending last week THE UK Government will slash bilateral funding for overseas water, sanitation and hygiene projects by more than 80%, a leaked memo has revealed. WaterAid described cuts to projects in developing nations as “savage”, highlighting that sanitation and hand washing is a key line of defence during the coronavirus pandemic. The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) said “to...