{"id":114884,"date":"2020-05-25T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/?p=114884"},"modified":"2020-05-25T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T12:00:20","slug":"water-sanitation-and-hygiene-basic-principles-for-dignified-and-healthy-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fraterinternacional.org\/en\/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-basic-principles-for-dignified-and-healthy-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: Basic Principles for a Dignified and Healthy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

To wash the hands with water and soap is a simple gesture, yet essential at this moment in which the planet is facing the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, for almost 3 billion people all over the world, according to the\u00a0United Nations (UN)<\/a><\/strong>, water and soap are inaccessible items, and for 4.2 billion people \u2013 more than half the worldwide population \u2013 basic sanitation services are non-existent.<\/p>\n

\"Wash<\/a>

Following the Sphere standard, a tap (or pipe) must serve 250 people.<\/p><\/div>\n

In spite of access to water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions being considered a fundamental right by the UN for maintaining a life of dignity and health, there are still enormous gaps in the delivery of those services around the world.<\/p>\n

\"Wash<\/a>

Guarantee the minimum daily demand per person, for drinking and hygiene.<\/p><\/div>\n

In the\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>published yesterday on this website about the Sphere Handbook, the question of water, sanitation, and hygiene was thoroughly addressed, and also presented was the humanitarian response of \u00a0Fraternity \u2013 International Humanitarian Federation (FIHF)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on this aspect, through the\u00a0Roraima Mission<\/a><\/strong>, to the Venezuelan immigration crisis.<\/p>\n\n\t\t