<p>While substantial progress has been made in globally increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people, mostly in rural areas, still lack these basic services. Worldwide, 3 in 10 people lack access to safely managed drinking water services, 6 in 10 people lack access to safely managed sanitation facilities, 2 out of 5 people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water, and more than 892 million people still practice open defecation.</p>
