 A boy washes his feet on the dried-up riverbed near Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia, on March 20, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
Somali girls drink packed drinking water at a school in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, on March 22, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
Photo taken on March 19, 2017 shows a little girl waiting to get water at an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
A girl fetches water at an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, on March 22, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
A boy reads what is written on a blackboard in Somali at Kabasa Primary School in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia, on March 21, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
Photo taken on March 21, 2017 shows students who fled home from drought at Kabasa Primary School in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
Girls wait in line to get water at an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia, on March 19, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) 
A boy returns with water near Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia, on March 20, 2017. Some 600 million children, or one in four children worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040, according to a report released here by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report noted that more than 800 children under the age of five die every day from diarrhoea linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene. Many children in drought-affected areas spend hours every day collecting water, missing out on a chance to go to school. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) |
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