Traducción de «Saneamiento de poblaciones » (Español → Inglés) :

The EU has contributed to ensuring access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the population of its Member States through two main types of actions.

The results of the project achieved so far are: 30 % of people older than 70 covered by basic pension; 226,000 families receiving preventive medical care by teams for family healthcare, seven functioning offices for the prevention of violence against women; 70.1% of the population in the municipalities covered by the programme with access to drinking water and basic sanitation; 84.8% of population in the municipalities provided with access to electricity; 2.021 households in precarious urban settlements with access to drinking water and basic sanitation; 10% of women trained in non-traditional skills.

The report, Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation 2012, by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, says at the end of 2010 89% of the world’s population, or 6.1 billion people, used improved drinking water sources.

However, the sanitation MDG still remains off track with 63% of people having access to improved sanitation (against the aim of 75% by 2015).

Following the decision by EU foreign ministers, Romano Prodi, Commission President, Poul Nielson, Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid and Margot Wallström, Commissioner for Environment said: "We strongly welcome this bold and timely decision by member states which, on World Water Day, sends a strong signal that the EU remains prepared to stand by its commitments and alongside its partners to ensure that halving the number of people without clean water and sanitation becomes more than just a goal but a reality".

The European Union agreed today World Water Day to set up a special Water Facility to promote access to clean water and sanitation for people in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.