World Toilet Day has
been an annual United Nations Observance since 2013. It was first celebrated in
2001 by the World Toilet Organization.
World Toilet Day is held every year on 19 November to celebrate toilets and raise awareness of people living without access to safely managed sanitation.
It is about taking action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Key messages you should know on World Toilet Day
1. Toilets are a place for peace. This essential space, at the centre of our
lives, should be safe and secure. But for billions of people, sanitation is
under threat from conflict, climate change, disasters and neglect.
2. Toilets are a place for protection. By creating a barrier between us and our
waste, sanitation services are essential for public and environmental health.
But when toilet systems are inadequate, damaged or broken, pollution spreads
and deadly diseases get unleashed.
3. Toilets are a place for progress. Sanitation is a human right. It protects
everyone’s dignity, and especially transforms the lives of women and girls.
More investment and better governance of sanitation are critical for a fairer,
more peaceful world.
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