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Afghanistan's
United Nations ambassador Mahmoud Saikal, centre, speaks in the General
Assembly for the launch of the International Decade for Action on Water for
Sustainable Development, Thursday, March 22, 2018, at U.N. headquarters.
Sitting also are, Secretary-General António Guterres, left, and Movses Abelian,
right, an assistant secretary-general. (Manuel Elias/United Nations via AP)
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Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres put a spotlight on the global water crisis on World Water Day, saying
Thursday that over 2 billion people lack access to safe water and more than 3
billion are affected by the scarcity of water.
