<span style="color: #222222;">The UN Chief said, eliminating open defecation must be central to efforts to improve sanitation. He cautioned that open defecation poses a serious threat to children, contributing to diarrhoea and to malnutrition and stunting which have a lifelong impact.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Gutteres said, Mahatma Gandhi was ahead of his time in hygiene. He said, India is leading in building safer and more resilient societies which are the overarching goal of the Agenda 2030. </span><br />