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WHO Water Sanitation Luxembourg

I. __Brief Background:__

Inadequate water supply and sanitation is a major problem for billions of people around the world. An estimated one point one billion people live without access to safe water while approximately two point two have inadequate water sanitation. The issue of water supply and sanitation is especially prominent in South East Asia, one-third of the people living in South East Asia are living without access to safe, clean water. Countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia, have poor water sanitation systems, and access to clean, safe water.

____II__. United Nation Involvement:__

The United Nations has recognized the issue of water supply and sanitation (specifically in South East Asia) and acted accordingly. The two UN affiliated groups currently dealing with the issue of water supply and sanitation are WHO and UNICEF. Both the World Heath Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund have joined in a Joint Monitoring Program for water supply and sanitation (JMP) to work on providing access to safe, clean water, and improve water sanitation systems in countries that have poor ones or none.

III. __Country Policy and Involvement:__

Luxembourg is a World Heath Organization affiliated country. WHO is one of the major forces working to improve water sanitation and availability in developing countries. As a WHO affiliated country, Luxembourg contributes to the improvement of water sanitation efforts and clean, safe water availability.

IV. Solutions

To help alleviate the problem of water supply and sanitation in South East Asia, action needs to be taken at the international, national, and communal levels. Internationally, awareness needs to be spread, as with most global issues, education and awareness are key to combating clean, safe water availability and sanitation. Nationally, countries need to recognize the issues at hand and therefore realize the extent to which action must be taken. At the community level, basic water sanitation and availability need to be implemented, whether it is improving existing systems, or creating new ones, each community, and its needs are unique, as are they’re solutions.