unicef: In December 2005 in southern Sudan, a boy drinks water from the Akuem River, near the village of Malual Kon in Bahr el Ghazal State. Only about one-third of the population has access to safe drinking water, and the threat of water-borne disease has increased as towns swell due to the return of displaced people and refugees following decades of civil war. 2005 © UNICEF/NYHQ2005-1987/Georgina Cranston http://www.unicef.org What a powerful photo! Images and stories like this are the reason why we are such strong advocates of access to clean water for this young man and others like him around the world.

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In December 2005 in southern Sudan, a boy drinks water from the Akuem River, near the village of Malual Kon in Bahr el Ghazal State. Only about one-third of the population has access to safe drinking water, and the threat of water-borne disease has increased as towns swell due to the return of displaced people and refugees following decades of civil war.

2005 © UNICEF/NYHQ2005-1987/Georgina Cranston

http://www.unicef.org

What a powerful photo! Images and stories like this are the reason why we are such strong advocates of access to clean water for this young man and others like him around the world.

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