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A woman in El Fasher, North Darfur, uses a Water Roller for easily and efficiently carrying water. With its large drum capacity (usually 75 litres), the device frees women and children from having to spend a large portion of every day dedicated to collecting water for their households. The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has distributed some 3,000 such rollers across Darfur.

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Headline Water is Vital for Life

Caption Description The world is now beginning to realize that water, which was once considered to be an abundant resource, is becoming scarce in several geographical areas. Of the total volume of 1.4 thousand million cubic kilometres of earth's water,only 2.8 per cent is fresh water. But three-quarters of this is locked in the polar ice-caps and in glaciers. The world is in unanimous agreement on the need to save and conserve water. A World Plan of Action was drawn up for this purpose at a major UN Conference in Argentina in 1977. Among other things the Plan calls for adequate supplies of clean and safe water for everyone by 1990.
Women walking to a community well to bring drinking water near Garva in the northern part of Cameroon. [Exact date unknown]

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Production Date 01/01/1977 9:59:49 AM

Country Cameroon

Credit UN Photo/Rozberg

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