Extending WASH services to vulnerable groups is a policy priority, but implementation is lagging.
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70%以上的国家报告说，在水、环境卫生和个人卫生政策与计划中有具体措施覆盖贫穷人群。
Over 70% of countries report having specific measures to reach poor populations in their WASH policies and plans.
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但是，这些具体措施的实施工作滞后：很少有国家表示能够持续运用资助措施，把资源专门用于贫穷人群。
However, the implementation of such concrete measures is lagging: few countries indicate that they are able to consistently apply financing measures to target resources to poor populations.
Increasing and sustaining WASH access for vulnerable groups will not only be critical for achieving SDG 6, but also for SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.
The GLAAS 2017 report presents an analysis of the most reliable and up-to-date data from 75 countries and 25 external support agencies on issues related to financing universal access to water and sanitation under the SDGs.
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通过支持健康和生计并协助创建健康环境，安全饮用水和环境卫生对人类福祉至关重要。
Safe drinking-water and sanitation are crucial to human welfare, by supporting health and livelihoods and helping to create healthy environments.
Drinking unsafe water impairs human health through illnesses such as diarrhea, and untreated sewage can contaminate drinking-water supplies and the environment, creating a heavy burden on communities.
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世卫组织将对在刚果民主共和国埃博拉应对行动中的性剥削和性虐待指控作出调查
WHO to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization, leadership and staff, are outraged by recent reports of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse in the context of the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).