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The correct answer is: C. 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYSan) in its resolution 68\/241 of 27 December 2013. The resolution was adopted by consensus, with 193 Member States voting in favor.<\/p>\n The goal of IYSan was to raise awareness of the importance of sanitation and to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.<\/p>\n The theme of IYSan was “Sustainable sanitation for all: a key to a better future.” The campaign focused on the following key messages:<\/p>\n The campaign was successful in raising awareness of the importance of sanitation and in mobilizing action to improve sanitation access. As a result of IYSan, an additional 200 million people gained access to basic sanitation, bringing the global total to 6.7 billion people.<\/p>\n However, there is still much work to be done. Over 2 billion people still lack access to basic sanitation, and 1 billion people practice open defecation. Sanitation is a critical issue for human health and development, and it is essential that we continue to work to improve access to sanitation for all.<\/p>\n The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n [amp_mcq option1=”2006″ option2=”2010″ option3=”2015″ option4=”2008″ correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[953],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-days-and-years","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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