UNICEF requires extra improve investments on availability of unpolluted water

United Nations Youngsters’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed issues over the insufficient availability, accessibility and affordability of contemporary water within the cities and burdened the necessity for elevated funding to protected ingesting water by stakeholders.

Juliet Chiluwe, chief of Area Workplace, UNICEF Enugu, raised the alarm in Enugu throughout a media briefing on 2023 World Water Day Celebration by UNICEF Enugu Area Workplace.

She referred to as on the media as agenda setters to carry the problem of water disaster and challenges to the entrance burner.

“We rely a lot on the media as a essential associate to amplify the voice and advocating for the rights of youngsters to make sure entry to protected ingesting water,” she mentioned.

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In line with Chiluwe, within the Enugu Area Workplace the statistics to entry protected water is kind of low because it ranges between 13 % and 46 %.


Enugu Area workplace, she mentioned, is overlaying over eight states of Abia, Anambra, Cross-River Ebonyi, Enugu, Kogi, Benue and Imo.

“So, the statistics is kind of low and if you happen to drill down much more to desegregate the information to sure establishments you’ll uncover that it’s extra scaling if you end up entry water within the well being amenities, Academic establishment it’s a very huge problem relating to availability.

“When it comes to availabilities, it is extremely low; we’re not speaking about uncooked water however water that’s good for human consumption and protected against contamination.


“Our mandate as UNICEF is to guarantee that our kids lives; the present data signifies that 78 million Nigerians are on the highest threat of water-related illnesses,” she mentioned.


This, she mentioned, makes toddler mortality excessive as a result of the kids would not have primary entry to water within the houses.


She emphasised that water ought to be made available to be used for youngsters as a result of water impacts vitamin, the expansion and the well being of each baby.

The top of UNICEF Enugu Area Workplace additionally mentioned that within the eight states underneath the sphere workplace, water accessibility is marginal and retrogressing.


“The extra cause we’re benefiting from the world water day is to remind all of us to make use of your capability to amplify the necessity and cry for our state establishments, companions to scale up by way of funding for (Wash) water and sanitation amenities,” she mentioned.

Additionally talking, Doutimiye Kiakubu, WASH Specialist UNICEF Area Workplace Enugu mentioned the commemoration of world water day was to create consciousness about significance of water to life

“Availability of water for consumption could be very low, so we should at all times advocate for equitable and simply distribution of water sources,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that 2023 theme is “Valuing water” to spotlight the significance of water to sustainable improvement, that each side of sustainable improvement you take a look at, water should be vital.

“If you wish to take a look at Healthcare, Diet entry to protected water is vital, Training, City infrastructure and every thing about improvement you’ll uncover that water play a really essential function so we’re spotlight the significance of water in reaching sustainable improvement and likewise advocating for equitable and simply distribution of water sources,” he mentioned.