Delhi Government Blinks After Protests Against Crackdown on Polluting Vehicles 07/07/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji NEW DELHI – When drivers entered fuel stations on 1 July, they found bright new warning signs and traffic police positioned at the fuel pumps. Old vehicles would be identified by special, new cameras and denied fuel. Drivers also risked having their vehicles seized for “liquidation.” The day marked the beginning of a widespread campaign […] Continue reading -> The UN’s NCD Declaration Overlooks a Preventable Killer: Air Pollution 02/07/2025 Nina Renshaw & Alison Cox Air pollution is barely acknowledged in the draft political declaration for the upcoming fourth UN High-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health. The omission of the world’s leading contributor to disease threatens global progress in tackling heart disease, respiratory diseases, stroke, cancer, and other chronic illnesses. Since the last UN General Assembly High-Level […] Continue reading -> World is Off Track to Achieve Universal Energy Access by 2030 25/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity – an improvement since 2022 – over 666 million people remain without access, and the world is off track to reach universal access by 2030, according to the Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 released on Wednesday. “Clean cooking access […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Flavoured Tobacco Products Fuelling ‘New Wave’ of Tobacco Addiction, Warns WHO 30/05/2025 Editorial team As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes – which are playing an increasing role in hooking young people to tobacco products. Over 50 countries have banned flavoured tobacco, but manufacturers are […] Continue reading -> Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. 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The UN’s NCD Declaration Overlooks a Preventable Killer: Air Pollution 02/07/2025 Nina Renshaw & Alison Cox Air pollution is barely acknowledged in the draft political declaration for the upcoming fourth UN High-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health. The omission of the world’s leading contributor to disease threatens global progress in tackling heart disease, respiratory diseases, stroke, cancer, and other chronic illnesses. Since the last UN General Assembly High-Level […] Continue reading -> World is Off Track to Achieve Universal Energy Access by 2030 25/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity – an improvement since 2022 – over 666 million people remain without access, and the world is off track to reach universal access by 2030, according to the Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 released on Wednesday. “Clean cooking access […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Flavoured Tobacco Products Fuelling ‘New Wave’ of Tobacco Addiction, Warns WHO 30/05/2025 Editorial team As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes – which are playing an increasing role in hooking young people to tobacco products. Over 50 countries have banned flavoured tobacco, but manufacturers are […] Continue reading -> Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
World is Off Track to Achieve Universal Energy Access by 2030 25/06/2025 Kerry Cullinan While almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity – an improvement since 2022 – over 666 million people remain without access, and the world is off track to reach universal access by 2030, according to the Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 released on Wednesday. “Clean cooking access […] Continue reading -> Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Flavoured Tobacco Products Fuelling ‘New Wave’ of Tobacco Addiction, Warns WHO 30/05/2025 Editorial team As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes – which are playing an increasing role in hooking young people to tobacco products. Over 50 countries have banned flavoured tobacco, but manufacturers are […] Continue reading -> Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Only 21 Countries have Updated National Climate Action Plans – Few Actually Track Health Benefits 04/06/2025 Kate Okorie & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Most countries’ climate action plans refer to the health benefits of adaptation and mitigation strategies, such as reduced air pollution, but few actually track them. And as World Environment Day is observed Thursday, global climate commitments remain extraordinarily weak. Only 21 countries out of the 195 parties to the UN Paris Agreement have submitted updated […] Continue reading -> Flavoured Tobacco Products Fuelling ‘New Wave’ of Tobacco Addiction, Warns WHO 30/05/2025 Editorial team As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes – which are playing an increasing role in hooking young people to tobacco products. Over 50 countries have banned flavoured tobacco, but manufacturers are […] Continue reading -> Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Flavoured Tobacco Products Fuelling ‘New Wave’ of Tobacco Addiction, Warns WHO 30/05/2025 Editorial team As the world observes ‘No Tobacco Day’, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes – which are playing an increasing role in hooking young people to tobacco products. Over 50 countries have banned flavoured tobacco, but manufacturers are […] Continue reading -> Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Most WHO Member States Balk at Saudi-Russian Move to Ice WHO Action Plan on Climate Change and Health 26/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In an eleventh-hour move, World Health Assembly member states on Monday deferred a final vote on a draft WHO Action plan on Climate Change and Health until Tuesday morning – in an effort to find a last-minute compromise with a bloc of oil-rich states trying to put the plan on ice. The move followed a […] Continue reading -> US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
US to Stop Reporting Majority of Climate Emissions 11/04/2025 Stefan Anderson The federal agency responsible for protecting the environment in the United States will stop requiring most polluters to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The upcoming policy shift by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), first reported by ProPublica on Thursday, will effectively render the second-largest greenhouse […] Continue reading -> ‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
‘Talk to the Desert’: The Hidden Health Toll of Natural Air Pollution 04/04/2025 Sophia Samantaroy CARTAGENA, Colombia — “When I met with taxi drivers in Abu Dhabi about the pollution from their cars, they told me to talk to the desert,” recalled Dr George Thurston, director of New York University’s research program on the health impacts of ambient and occupational air pollution. The taxi drivers’ retort points to a global […] Continue reading -> Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Mothers’ Message at World Air Pollution Conference: Behind Every Statistic is a Child Struggling to Breathe 01/04/2025 Editorial team From Warsaw to Mexicali, a group of mothers from six cities worldwide came together to create and present a quilt highlighting the threat of dirty air to their children at the World Health Organization (WHO) Conference on Air Pollution and Health held in Cartagena, Colombia last week. Each block of the quilt tells the story […] Continue reading -> US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
US Retreat from Global Commitments Impedes Battle Against Air Pollution and Climate Change: Colombia’s President 28/03/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher CARTAGENA – Colombia President Gustavo Petro launched into a blistering attack on the new administration of United States President Donald Trump on the closing day of a three-day WHO conference here on air pollution – warning that progress on critical environmental health and climate topics depends on the “common agenda” that has been fostered by […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts