Copyright 2006, Reuters AlertNet http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/bloggers.xml?uid=47356 en-gb Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:10:26 GMT 5 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/bloggers.xml?uid=47356 http://www.alertnet.org/images/rtrfndn_alertnet_new_tr.gif http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/47356/2007/10/21-101223-1.htm http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/47356/2007/10/21-101223-1.htm Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:12:00 GMT The United Nations launches the International Year of Sanitation on Wednesday. What, I hear you ask - a whole year talking about...toilets?!?

In Europe, we take for granted a toilet on the premises, at home and at work. In the developing world, however, almost one in two people doesn't have one. Imagine having to go to your local park, or the nearest unoccupied land, to defecate.

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