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In many countries, adequate toilet facilities are often taken for granted. However, their absence is quite literally a matter of life or death in some of the world’s poorest countries.

Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, travelled to east Africa with Concern CEO Tom Arnold. There, she saw the devastating effects of the drought firsthand.

This month marks the one year anniversary of Pakistan’s worst natural disaster on record. Unprecedented flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains affected 20 million people, leaving 2,000 dead, 1.7 million homeless, and another 6 million in urgent need of food.