A staggering 2 billion individuals worldwide are deprived of safe and potable water.

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Ahead of the United Nations Water Conference in New York on Wednesday, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a report that revealed two billion people around the world are without access to safe drinking water. The agency stated that the world is facing a “global water crisis” caused by population expansion, economic growth and shifting consumption habits. Additionally, UNESCO noted that another 3.6 billion people are without access to safely managed sanitation.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has urged for the creation of effective international mechanisms to tackle the looming global water crisis. She stated, “Water is our common future, and it is essential to act together to share it equitably and manage it sustainably.” According to a report released by UNESCO, the number of people living in cities facing water scarcity is predicted to increase to between 1.7 and 2.4 billion people by 2050. Additionally, extreme droughts are taking their toll on the environment, with plants and animals facing serious consequences.

Richard Connor, Editor-in-Chief of the report, emphasized the importance of forming partnerships and cooperation to secure everyone's human right to water and to address existing challenges. "If we don't address it, there definitely will be a global crisis," he warned. The upcoming United Nations Water Conference, co-hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan, is set to take place over three days in New York. This is the first UN event of its kind to concentrate solely on water policy in almost 50 years. 

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