Global Citizen festival a mixture of celebrity, sanitation, social conscience

This year’s Global Citizen festival featured Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, and Big Bird discussing toilet use on the main stage in Central Park. Sanitation is finally a top priority. And, it should be. Sanitation costs the world $260B per year in losses.

The World Bank has announced a commitment to invest $15B to fund sanitation globally. That includes safe access to toilets and water.

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