2015 marked the end of the Millennium Development Goal period, and while the global target for drinking-water was met five years ahead of schedule, the target for sanitation was missed by nearly 700 million people. The WHO report "Progress on sanitation and drinking water: 2015 update and MDG assesment" describes statuses and trends in access for drinking-water and sanitation as well as  a retrospective on the evolution of global monitoring of water, sanitation and hygiene since 1990. Download the report >>