World Toilet Day

  Learn :  • Explore the theme, get involved, and read stories fromaround the world .  • Find out how sanitation is connected to key issues, includingclimate change, peace, health, food and energy .  • UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal : How many people have access to a toilet in your country, and how does it compare to other places in the world?  Share :  • Campaign resources : Use the hashtag #WorldToiletDay. Share social media posts and videos, and download social media banners, posters, branded materials and logos on the campaign Trello board .  • Get in touch: Are you already working in a field related to sanitation, particularly innovation and climate resilience, and would like to get involved in the campaign? Send us an email to campaigns@unwater.org.  • Water Action Agenda : Make a commitment, or browse over 800 commitments made by governments, civil society and other stakeholders to accelerate progress on water and sanitation here.  Act : ...

   “ In a changing world, one thing is constant: we’ll always need the toilet. No matter what lies ahead, we will always rely on sanitation to protect us from diseases and keep our environment clean. Today, billions of people still live without a safe toilet — with the poorest, especially women and girls, worst affected. ”  • A “safe toilet” is shorthand for ‘safely managed sanitation’ , which means a toilet that is not shared with other households, that either treats or disposes of human waste on site, stores it safely to be emptied and treated off site, or connects to a functioning sewer and treatment plant. • Sanitation is a human right – entitling everyone to affordable and accessible sanitation services, in all spheres of life. • Inadequate sanitation lets human waste and wastewater contaminate the environment, especially in densely populated areas. Children are particularly vulnerable to diseases, such as cholera, which are spread by exposure to untreated waste. • ...

On November 19th , the celebration  World Toilet Day 2025  will focus on 'sanitation in a changing world' with the tagline: ‘We’ll always need the toilet’. No matter what lies ahead, one thing will stay constant – our need for safe sanitation. Today, billions still live without a safe toile t, with the poorest, especially women and girls, most affected. Ageing infrastructure, climate change, and insufficient investment are increasing pressure on sanitation systems. The campaign will highlight the need for future-ready toilets that are accessible, climate-resilient, low-emission, and supported by strong systems and investment .  Access to sanitation is a human right – essential for protecting health, the environment, and enabling sustainable development. Get the ACTIVATION KIT in Arabic , Chinese , English , French , Russian and Spanish . BRANDED MATERIALS , such as postcards, social media stickers and toilet seat for photo booth. CAMPAIGN ANIMATION (coming soon). CAMP...

“What we don’t discuss, we can’t improve.”   In the words of  the World Toilet Organization founder Jack Sim,  We need to continue addressing the taboo nature of toilets and shine a spotlight on sanitation each World Toilet Day . 

November 19th was officially recognised as World Toilet Day on July 24, 2013, the result of our relentless commitment to raising awareness on the sanitation crisis and a resolution sponsored by the Singapore government on our behalf. During the celebration, NGOs, the private sector, civil society organisations and the international community come together to discuss sanitation issues with a different theme to mark the focus of each year.