November 19th is World Toilet Day. A day to celebrate the importance of sanitation and raise awareness for the 2.5 billion people (nearly half of the world's population) who don't have access to toilets and proper sanitation.
Read articles or watch videos on previous World Toilet Day coverage.
Ode to the commode - Los Angeles Times
"On World Toilet Day, we should all be plumb grateful to be bestowed with a loo -- many in the world aren't as lucky."
Don't Laugh: World Toilet Day Aims to Promote Sanitation, Rid World of Disease - FOXNews
"A non-profit organization in Singapore has declared Wednesday World Toilet Day, Agence France-Presse reported."
Don't Laugh: World Toilet Day Aims to Promote Sanitation, Rid World of Disease - The Guardian
"More than a third of the world's population lacks access to adequate sanitation, according to a survey by the British charity WaterAid. In a report marking World Toilet Day today, the organisation has compiled an international "bogroll of dishonour" designed to shame countries into improving facilities."
Aiming to celebrate World Toilet Day - USA Today
"Pop the lid on the cleanser, get out the scrub brush and be sure to leave the seat down - it's time to get ready for World Toilet Day."
World Toilet Day 2008 being celebrated in Washington, D.C.
World Toilet Day 2008 being celebrated in Zambia
Talking toilets and World Toilet Day with Shane Jacobson and Damian Walshe-Howling
A fun song about World Toilet Day - an "unsung holiday"
