Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Georgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #13, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 26, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Humanitarian agencies continue to have access to Gori as well as to locations in western and eastern Georgia.Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaKenya - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Kenya (08-25-2008)
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August 25, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of USG Humanitarian assistance to Kenya in August 2008.Read more
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Kenya, Sub-Saharan AfricaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #12, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 25, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
According to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Government of Georgia (GOG) reports that between 10,000 and 15,000 people have returned to Gori since August 22. Other humanitarian organizations are reporting as many as 40,000 returnees. Many of the returnees are...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #11, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 24, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) staff in Gori have confirmed that Russian forces have departed the town and that the streets are patrolled by Georgian police. U.N. and Government of Georgia (GoG) reports indicate that Gori's infrastructure is largely intact and can...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #10, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 23, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Humanitarian organizations continues to report that overall priority needs include hygiene kits, water containers, blankets, mattresses, pillows, bed sheets, and cooking stoves.Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #9, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 22, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
On August 21, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta H. Fore and U.S. European Command (EUCOM) Commander General Bantz J. Craddock traveled to Tbilisi to view the situation and monitor USG humanitarian relief effort for populations affected by the recent conflict. During...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #8, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 21, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Human rights organizations have cautioned that the presence of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from the recent armed conflict in Georgia poses a security risk to area residents. The Government of the Russian Federation (GoRF) reports that de-mining teams have cleared 738 UXOs in South Ossetia, Georgia...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #4, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 17, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
While the lack of humanitarian access has prevented efforts to determine the scale and precise needs of displaced and conflict-affected populations in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and additional areas in western Georgia, the U.N Children's Fund (UNICEF) has released an initial appeal based on...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaGeorgia - Complex Emergency: Fact Sheet #2, Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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August 15, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
Assessments by the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) in recent days note the need for water and sanitation interventions and hygiene supplies in areas receiving internally displaced persons (IDPs). As a result of significant damage in Tskhinvali town in South Ossetia, the Organization for...Read more
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Georgia, Europe and Central AsiaSomalia - Ongoing USG Humanitarian Assistance to Somalia (08-13-2008)
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August 13, 2008U.S. Agency for International Development
This one pager provides an overview of ongoing USG Humanitarian assistance to Somalia in August 2008.Read more
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