Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Virendra Sharma (Labour), on Monday, 11 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

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World Water Day 2024

That this House recognises that 22 March is World Water Day; acknowledges that 2.2 billion people in the world do not have safe water and 3.5 billion people in the world do not have a decent toilet of their own; notes that two-thirds of healthcare facilities in the 46 least developed countries do not have access to basic handwashing facilities; further recognises that women and girls are disproportionately affected by inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); further notes that that WASH is an essential component in work on addressing global challenges such as antimicrobial resistance; further acknowledges that the climate crisis is a water crisis and that investment in WASH provides a cost-effective adaptation measure to support communities on the front lines of climate change; notes that the UK’s budget for WASH has been cut by approximately 77% since 2018, damaging the UK’s ability to reach communities with life-saving clean water; is concerned that with just six years to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline, progress on SDG6 is alarmingly off-track, and so and calls on the Government to increase investment in WASH and champion WASH on a global stage.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

491 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

Jonathan Edwards

Jim Shannon

Rachael Maskell

Philippa Whitford

Mohammad Yasin

Subjects

Developing countries Water Sanitation

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk