World Toilet Day is marked by the United Nations and its sister organizations every year on November 19 since 2013.

• The objective is to bring behavioural changes and implementation of policies that will end open defecation and increase access to sanitation among poor.
• Theme: Leaving No One Behind
• The day helps in achieving the SDG 6 that promises sanitation for all by 2030. The SDG 6 Ensures Clean Water and Sanitation for all.
• India:  27 out of India’s 36 states and Union territories are now open defecation free (ODF) with 98.6% of Indian households having access to toilets.

Improvement in sanitation facilities is predominantly required in Central Asia, South-East Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia.