Ukraine: Millions of People Risk Being Cut off from Safe Water as Hostilities Escalate in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Jul 4, 2019 | UNICEF
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An escalation in fighting is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for 3.2 million people, including 500,000 children, as well as the safety of workers risking their lives to repair damaged infrastructure in Eastern Ukraine, said UNICEF today.  During the last week of June, there were five separate, conflict-related incidents affecting water and sanitation facilities on Eastern Ukraine’s contact line, which divides Government and Non-Government Controlled Areas.