The 2006 United Nations Human Development Report, notes the following: (See pages 6, 7, 35. Emphasis Added)
- Some 1.1 billion people in developing countries have inadequate access to water
- 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation
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- Lack of water is closely related to poverty:
- Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three
- living on less than $1 a day
- More than 660 million people without sanitation live on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day. Read more
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