{"id":153913,"date":"2025-03-04T17:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/one-child-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-water-scarcity-activist"},"modified":"2025-03-10T22:52:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:52:40","slug":"one-child-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-water-scarcity-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/one-child-dies-every-two-minutes-due-to-water-scarcity-activist","title":{"rendered":"One child dies every two minutes due to water scarcity \u2013 Activist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>At the heart of the global water crisis lies an undeniable human tragedy\u2014millions of people suffering in silence as access to safe drinking water remains out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>This was the major focus at the organisational session of the UN 2026 Water Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Prince Ero Ibhafidon, President of Waterlight Save Initiative appealed for urgent need to safeguard lives through the provision of water.<\/p>\n<p>His appeal was both urgent and uncompromising. According to him, the United Nations and global stakeholders must establish a Global Water Security Fund to fast-track climate-resilient water infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>He said, for many, the statistics are overwhelming but distant as one in three people lack access to safe drinking water, \u201c every two minutes, a child dies from a waterborne disease. Yet, for those living this reality, it is a daily fight for survival,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just a crisis,\u201d Dr. Ibhafidon stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a failure of leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the UN to move beyond pledges and enforce accountability for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation for All).<\/p>\n<p>This, he argued, requires setting clear progress benchmarks to hold nations responsible while expanding access to water innovation for vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time for pledges has passed. Now, we must deliver results,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ibhafidon left the audience with a question that will define this era, by stating that, \u201cYears from now, will we be remembered as the generation that ended water scarcity\u2014or the one that let millions suffer in silence?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. At the heart of the global water crisis lies an undeniable human tragedy\u2014millions of people suffering in silence as access to safe drinking water remains out of reach. This was the major focus at the organisational session of the UN 2026 Water Conference. 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