Many countries ‘unsupported and unprepared’ to address climate health risks: WHO

Although governments are prioritizing public health measures to protect their people from climate impacts, many lack the funds to take effective action, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report issued on Monday.

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Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’: Tedros

31 Aug 2020

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely.

New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment

28 Aug 2023

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that calls for governments to take action to protect boys and girls in the face of the deepening climate crisis.

World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief

22 May 2023

Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday in Geneva.