Almost 3.5 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation and one in two globally suffer from water scarcity for several months a year, a UN report says, APA reports citing Deutsche Welle.
It adds that disputes over access could fuel conflict.
Increasing water scarcity could fuel conflicts across the globe, the United Nations' World Water Report 2023 said on Friday.
The annual report, commissioned by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was released on World Water Day.
"Climate change, wars, conflicts, and other crises are exacerbating this already unequal access to water,” Ulla Burchardt, board member for the German UNESCO Commission, said.
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