KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — For Rida Abu Hadayed, summer adds a new layer of misery to a daily struggle to survive in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. With temperatures exceeding 86 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

The Makueni County government has announced a ban on women fetching water from River Athi during their monthly periods. The announcement was made by Trade and Tourism County Minister Sonia Nzilani ...

In 7 out of 10 households worldwide, the responsibility for fetching water — often without supplies on hand — falls on women and girls. A new report by UNICEF and WHO digs deeper into global gender ...

MAKUENI, Kenya — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley ...

When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major ...

Women are forced to walk 2 kilometers twice a day to fetch water for the family. Shankar Oraon ties 20-litre jerrycans to his bicycle and sets off on a two-kilometer journey down to the riverbank. A ...

The Philippine capital and its surrounding areas are facing severe water shortages, forcing many residents to line up to fetch water from public faucets and the fire department in the early hours of ...