About 2.2 billion people live without access to safely managed drinking water.
Activists and members of the Bharatiya Janata Party hold empty water pots during a protest against the state government over ongoing severe water crisis, in Bengaluru on March 12, 2024.Access to clean and safe water is the "great connector" of our world and critical in promoting peace, according to theGlobally, 2.2 billion people still live without access to safely managed drinking water and 3.5 billion people lack access to safely managed sanitation, according to the report.
Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water, March 16, 2024. Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.
"By recognizing the importance of water and the importance of water towards a more prosperous society -- it depends on sharing," Connor said. "If you learn to share the benefits from water, that's definitely going to promote peace." "It's mostly women that need to go with jerricans to meet the truck or go to the well to collect water for their household," Connor said, adding, "And that does expose them to violence, they can be victims of sexual assault."
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