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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Kyrgyz Republic

Progress on achieving SDG 6

2020 Voluntary National Review

Kyrgyz Republic reported to improve in its overall access to safe drinking water, as its numbers increased by 2.7% resulting in coverage of 91.8% in 2019. The country noted to face some challenges. It was reported that only 66.8% of rural households have drinking water available in the house, while 33.2% still must spend up to 30 minutes or more per day on water collection. They also highlighted a significant gap in access to adequate sanitary conditions between urban and rural populations, as coverage was 67.7% in cities and only 13.4% in rural areas in 2018. 

The country further reported that public water infrastructure does not meet generally accepted standards, despite international cooperation and investment. They stated that only about 33% of villages in the country have consistent access to clean drinking water, while 21% of villages and 15% of cities still do not.    

Kyrgyz Republic informed that almost all projects for the rehabilitation of drinking water supply systems are suffering from a lack of financing for construction work, impending the provision of clean drinking water to the population in project areas.   

Read the full report: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/26458VNR_2020_Kyrgyzstan_Report_English.pdf 

 

*The information reflected on this page has been taken directly from the official VNR received from this Member State. The information does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations. 

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