The United Nations warns in a new report that 2 billion people — one-quarter of humanity — lack access to safe drinking water, and nearly half the global population has no access to basic sanitation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres announced the findings as the UN Water Conference opened three days of meetings \u2014 the first such event in nearly half a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN general secretary said: \u201cWater is a human right \u2014 and the common development denominator to shape a better future. But water is in deep trouble. We are draining humanity\u2019s lifeblood through vampiric overconsumption and unsustainable use and evaporating it through global heating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Santiago, Chile, protesters marked World Water Day Wednesday with a march demanding access to safe drinking water and sanitation. Chile is in the grips of a 13-year megadrought, with more than half the nation\u2019s population suffering from \u201csevere water scarcity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Journalist and social activist Luc\u00eda Sep\u00falveda told reporters: \u201cWe are here representing many who cannot join us, because in their territories they have no water, because they have a miserable quality of life, because the water is being taken away by logging companies, because the water is being used by single-crop plantations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the United States, more than 2 million people lack running water and basic indoor plumbing, with renters and people of color most likely to be affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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