80 Percent of Rural Households Without Direct Water Access – World Water Report By Umar Manzoor Shah Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

80 Percent of Rural Households Without Direct Water Access – World Water Report By Umar Manzoor Shah https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/80-percent-of-rural-households-without-direct-water-access-world-water-report/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Pakistans_Solar_Boom_to_Tide_Over_Middle_East_Energy_Crisis_Philippines_ICC_Hearing_Gives_Survivors_ A new United Nations report has warned that global water inequality remains one of the most pressing development challenges of the decade, with billions still lacking safe drinking water and sanitation – while women and girls continue to bear the heaviest burden of water insecurity. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.