"AIR POLLUTION"

Work-related diseases and injuries were responsible for the deaths of 1.9 million people in 2016, according to the first joint estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO). WHO

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General 

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Young people living in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau are the most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, and exposing them to deadly diseases, according to a UNICEF report launched today. UNICEF

Addressing United States President Joe Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Mother Nature is not waiting,” and called on leaders everywhere to take action. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said, “millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change.” UNIFEED

In the first major global meeting of local officials since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mayors gathered both physically and virtually at the UN in Geneva today to discuss current challenges, lessons learned and best practices. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.