Editing Nauru (section)

=== Non-food basic needs ===
While the HIES found that Nauru is doing well in terms of food poverty, 24% of the population and 16.8% of households are below the basic needs (clothing, shelter, education, transport, communication, water, sanitation and health services) poverty line.<ref name=":10" /> This is the worst poverty index of all Pacific nations.<ref name=":10" /> In 2017, half of Nauruans were living on US$9,000 a year (approx. A$11,700 a year). Water resources are extremely limited, with the island supplying enough for 32 liters of freshwater per person per day despite the [[World Health Organization|WHO]]'s recommendation of 50 liters per person per day.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Environment |first=U. N. |date=2017-09-16 |title=Nauru – National Report for Third International Conference |url=http://www.unep.org/resources/report/nauru-national-report-third-international-conference |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=UNEP – UN Environment Programme |language=en |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215233213/https://www.unep.org/resources/report/nauru-national-report-third-international-conference |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the groundwater has been contaminated by mining runoff, toilets, and dumping of other commercial and household wastes, causing Nauruans to rely on imported water, the price of which can vary as it is closely tied to fuel prices for its delivery, and rainfall storage.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":5" /> Access to sanitation facilities is restricted with just 66% of residents having access to reliable toilets, and [[open defecation]] is still practiced by 3% of the population.<ref name=":5" /> Schools are frequently forced to close because they do not have reliable toilets or drinking water for students to use.<ref name=":5" /> There is a long-standing [[truancy]] problem, and accessibility of education for refugee and asylum-seeking children, as well as for disabled children, remain areas of concern for Nauru's education sector.<ref name=":5" />