AMN / NEW DELHI
The UN Chief said, eliminating open defecation must be central to efforts to improve sanitation. He cautioned that open defecation poses a serious threat to children, contributing to diarrhoea and to malnutrition and stunting which have a lifelong impact.
Mr Gutteres said, Mahatma Gandhi was ahead of his time in hygiene. He said, India is leading in building safer and more resilient societies which are the overarching goal of the Agenda 2030.
On Tuesday's Day of Non-Violence, @antonioguterres honours Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat memorial in Delhi, India – kicking off the 150th anniversary year of Gandhi's birth https://t.co/HDWc3Kg9xr pic.twitter.com/tcmXdee5zU
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