Faecal Sludge And Wastewater Management Truck in Emergencies

1. BACKGROUND

UN promotes the rights and well-being of every child; in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in over 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

UN estimates that one out of every four children live in a country that faces violence, hunger, or diseases due to conflict or other disasters, and that on average children under 15 are nearly 3 times more likely to die from diarrhoeal disease linked to unsafe WASH than violence in conflict. In 2018, the UN estimated that around 48 million children across 51 countries were affected by war, disasters, or other types of emergencies.

In April 2020, a global UN survey found that in emergencies, treatment and safe disposal of fecal sludge and wastewater were perceived as the area with the biggest product gap within the sanitation value chain 

UN needs to ensure that treatment products implemented can function across the variety of contexts in which UNICEF works, that may not require extensive excavation or civil works that delay implementation but could rather come ready for use, including all necessities for quick implementation by local actors.