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Babies and mothers worldwide failed by lack of investment in breastfeeding

New analysis shows an investment of US$4.70 per newborn could generate US$300 billion in economic gains by 2025. 1 August 2017 | GENEVA/NEW YORK – No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breastfeeding, according to a new report by UNICEF and WHO in collaboration with the Global Breastfeeding Collective, a new initiative …

2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation

12 July 2017 | GENEVA | NEW YORK – Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF. The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report, Progress on drinking water, …