GENEVA: World Toilet Day is being observed across the globe today.
Every year on this day, on 19th November, Toilet Day is observed by the United Nations to raise awareness of the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation.
It aims to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, which states that access to water and sanitation for all people must be accomplished by 2030.
In this regard, the UN stated, “Climate change is getting worse. Flood, drought, and rising sea levels are threatening sanitation systems from toilets to septic tanks to treatment plants.”
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“Everyone must have sustainable sanitation, alongside clean water and hand-washing facilities, to help protect and maintain our health security and stop the spread of deadly infectious diseases,” the UN added.
The UN urged that sustainable sanitation will also help the agricultural sector since waste can be reused, which would reduce emissions ensuring a greener world.
In order to develop sanitation that is environment-friendly, the UN suggests that the toilets built should capture human waste in a ‘safe’, ‘accessible’ and ‘dignified setting’.
The waste must be stored in a tank, which can later be emptied out either by workers or by pipes. Further, the waste should be treated and safe disposal should be ensured.
