Climate change poses an immediate and catastrophic threat to human health worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned the UN’s highest court on Friday as it considers a landmark case that could establish fresh legal obligations for nations to cut emissions and pay for climate damages. WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus testified to […] Continue reading ->
Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported by over 100 countries, including the European Union, met fierce opposition from oil-producing nations. A coalition of oil and gas producers led by Saudi Arabia […] Continue reading ->
The “Kick Big Soda Out!” campaign launched on July 8, 2024 ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ran through the end of the Paralympics. It’s all about holding sugary drinks companies – especially Coca-Cola – accountable for their impact on health and the environment. To discuss the campaign, Health Policy Watch spoke to Trish […] Continue reading ->
Baku’s Olympic stadium was always an unlikely arena for the world to strike a landmark climate agreement. As the world’s first oil town, the Azerbaijani capital’s history is steeped in the fossil fuels driving the climate crisis. Its port launched the maiden voyage of the world’s first oil tanker, and Azerbaijan’s name, derived from ‘Azar,’ […] Continue reading ->
The World Health Organization (WHO) received $1.7 billion in new pledges of financial support at the G20 meeting this week, taking the total of voluntary pledges so far to $3.8 billion for the coming four years. With this, the WHO has met 53% of its investment requirement for its 2025–2028 strategy, in WHO parlance, the 14th […] Continue reading ->
The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is “back to work” following an overnight stay in a Rio hospital during his trip to the G20 summit, the WHO chief said Thursday. The reason for the hospital visit, first reported by the Brazilian paper O Globo, was not disclosed in a statement […] Continue reading ->
With only hours remaining on the clock at UN climate negotiations in Baku, talks are at risk of collapse as nations remain divided over where to find the money developing countries need to respond to the crisis. Well before the summit began two weeks ago, it was clear that success at COP29 hinged on nations […] Continue reading ->
Schools were closed, vehicle entry restricted and India’s top court on Monday advised residents of Delhi’s metropolitan area to wear masks as the capital city was shrouded in “severe plus” levels of air pollution for the second day in a row. For the past week, Delhi’s air pollution has been in the “severe” category – […] Continue reading ->
The World Health Organization’s marquee event at COP29 in Baku produced a document that captures the growing frustration felt by delegates, civil society, and people across the globe with UN climate negotiations: a “letter of intent” to form a coalition to continue discussions about taking action. In stark contrast to the glitzy, Bill Gates-adorned fanfare […] Continue reading ->
BAKU – The World Health Organization and United Nations Climate Conference (COP29) host, Azerbaijan, issued a joint call to countries on Wednesday to adopt more “healthy'” Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) in their next set of plans for climate action. The next NCDs are due to be submitted in early 2025. But as carbon dioxide (CO2) […] Continue reading ->
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