water shortage

Vanuatu WASH Cluster activated to address water shortage

The activation follows a directive from the Vanuatu Council of Ministers (COM) upon receiving reports of drought conditions and water shortage in North Efate and Aniwa.

The cluster is planning its response in these affected areas while coordinating assessment reports in other severely affected areas.

Water is the latest battleground in Syria

It is a half-hearted attempt to make light of a water crisis that is impacting millions in Damascus, a city that has been relatively sheltered from the violence raging elsewhere in the country.

Nour said that her family just got water on Tuesday morning, after four days without access. Her family quickly lined up to use the shower and she switched on the washing machine. Now, when she hears the sound of the water motor running, she says it is "like a wedding."