As leaders head to #COP30, experts are calling to: 🩺 Put health at the centre of climate ambition 💡 Take stronger action for healt…
🩺 Put health at the centre of climate ambition
💡 Take stronger action for healthier futures
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Full article at source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and cancers are some of the world’s si…
Full article at source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Caribbean nations receive life-saving support following devastation of Hurricane Melissa
Torrential rain, storm surges, and landslides caused by the hurricane have left a trail of destruction across the region, with homes flattened, roads and bridges washed away, and vast areas still without power or Internet access and other telecommunications.
Full article at source: United Nations (UN)
Today is #WorldCitiesDay. WHO’s new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of: ✅ Health ✅ Equity ✅…
WHO’s new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
Full article at source: World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO calls for a new era of strategic urban health action with global guide to unlock healthy, prosperous and resilient societies
On World Cities Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on national and city leaders to transform urban areas into engines of health, equity and sustainability.
Full article at source: World Health Organization (WHO)
First BTR Synthesis Report Shows Countries Implementing Paris Agreement With Practical Real-World Actions; Highlights Enablers and Barriers to Faster, Wider Progress Needed
Full article at source: United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Have you heard about a worm that can cause #epilepsy? Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causin…
Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causing seizures and preventable epilepsy in millions.
Full article at source: World Health Organization (WHO)
UN Body agrees first methodology under Paris Agreement carbon market
Full article at source: United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC)
‘Yawning gap’ remains between climate adaptation funds and funding pledges
That’s the main message in this year’s Adaptation Gap Report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Hurricane Melissa: Devastation in Jamaica at levels ‘never been seen before’
As Hurricane Melissa moved north of Jamaica on Wednesday, the head of the UN team there said that preliminary damage assessments from the category 5 storm showed a level of devastation “never seen before” on the Caribbean island.
Full article at source: United Nations (UN)
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