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Canada gives UN agency $10 million for African water, sanitation programmes |
Canada - Canada signed an agreement with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) today committing just over $10 million for African water and sanitation efforts.
The donation has been earmarked for UN-HABITAT?s Water and Sanitation Trust Fund, which is designed to help African cities to promote investment in the water and sanitation sector, provide sanitation and hygiene education in schools, and demonstrate innovative approaches to providing affordable services for the urban poor, according to the UN agency.
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