Despite tremendous progress in the last two decades in bringing access to improved drinking water sources to billions of people, finishing the task is not going to be easy, according to UNICEF at the start of World Water Week. UNTV / FILE
The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday that arrivals from Syria to the Za’atri camp in the north ofJordanhas doubled in the past week. A UN Children's Fund video team, in the camp earlier this month, showed that conditions were difficult even then, for some 7,000 refugees, mostly women and children. UNICEF
Tropical storm Isaac highlights the plight of 390.000 people still housed in 575 tent camps remaining since a 2010 earthquake – with families being moved from temporary shelters to temporary shelters. MINUSTAH