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24 May 2023, 08:15

Chapel Hill, NC, US, May 23 (IPS) - At the UN Water Conference in March 2023, the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina (UNC) along with several key partners, including UNICEF, Water Aid, the World Health Organization, and the governments of Ghana, Uganda, and South Africa, among others, organized a session centered around the elimination of lead in drinking water across the globe.

Read the full story, “The Lead-Free Water Pledge: Steps Towards a Future of Lead-Free Drinking Water”, on globalissues.org

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