An international day devoted to toilets? Many people around the world think you're joking when you tell them that 19 November is World Toilet Day. But access to clean water and sanitation is no ...

It sounds like a bad joke: World Toilet Day is Nov. 16. But sanitation is a serious global issue, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is working to flush away the stigma. In celebration of ...

Explore the UN-Water archive of World Toilet Day resources going back to 2014, covering a range of themes, including toilets and equality, nutrition, jobs, wastewater, groundwater, and much more.