An “improved” drinking water source is defined as a facility or delivery point that protects water from external contamination – particularly faecal contamination.
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“改善的”环境卫生设施指通过卫生措施实现人粪分离的设施(厕所)。
An "improved" sanitation facility is one that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact.
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联合国千年发展目标中关于饮用水的目标是在2015年前让88%的人口持续获得改善的饮用水水源。
The MDG target for drinking water aimed to have 88% of the population with access to improved sources by 2015.
The MDG target for sanitation called for halving the proportion of the population without basic sanitation, thus extending access from 54% to 77% by 2015.
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation is the official United Nations mechanism tasked with monitoring country, regional and global progress, and especially towards the Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG) target relating to access to drinking water and sanitation.