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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 Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in ...
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the Government plans to cut its family planning aid from £154m to £23m In statement, UN said cuts were devastating and withdrawn funding could have prevented 250,000 maternal and child deaths and 4.3 million unsafe abortions It comes after a leaked memo revealed yesterday the UK plans to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 UN's family planning programme says it faces 'devastating' cuts in the amount of money it receives from the UK after the government reduced it's aid budget. The Government aims to cut about 85 per cent in aid to a United Nations family planning programme in the world's poorest nations, the UN has said. An initial commitment by the UK to spend £154million on UNFPA Supplies this year will be shrunk to just £23million, according to the Un...