In Face of Growing Conflict and Climate Emergencies, WHO Appeals for $1.5 Billion 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan Climate and conflict-related malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, rising gender-based violence in Haiti and attacks on medical facilities are some of the challenges facing the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks $1.5 billion to finance its emergency response. “For those facing emergencies, disruptions to essential health services often mean the difference between life […] Continue reading -> ‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] Continue reading -> Midnight Marathon at COP28 as Island Nations Confront a ‘Death Sentence’ 13/12/2023 Stefan Anderson Early this week, the 28th year of United Nations (UN) climate summits saw its hopes for a historic agreement to end the fossil fuel era dashed by industry interests resisting efforts to phase out their use. The negotiations extended into overtime, familiar to COP proceedings, as diplomats from nearly 200 countries attempted to bridge the […] Continue reading -> WHO Governing Board Approves Consensus Resolution on Gaza Health and Humanitarian Situation 10/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a fragile show of unity, the World Health Organization Executive Board approved a draft resolution calling for “immediate, sustained and unimpeded” humanitarian relief to beleaguered Gaza, including safe passage of health personnel and supplies, as well as ambulances and patients. The WHO EB move, which will clear the resolution for approval by the May World […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Extreme Weather’ Ranked as Top Risk, According to World Economic Forum Report 15/01/2024 Kerry Cullinan The world is world is “plagued” by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) ahead of its annual meeting, in Davos starting on Monday. “Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterised by polarising […] Continue reading -> Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] Continue reading -> Midnight Marathon at COP28 as Island Nations Confront a ‘Death Sentence’ 13/12/2023 Stefan Anderson Early this week, the 28th year of United Nations (UN) climate summits saw its hopes for a historic agreement to end the fossil fuel era dashed by industry interests resisting efforts to phase out their use. The negotiations extended into overtime, familiar to COP proceedings, as diplomats from nearly 200 countries attempted to bridge the […] Continue reading -> WHO Governing Board Approves Consensus Resolution on Gaza Health and Humanitarian Situation 10/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a fragile show of unity, the World Health Organization Executive Board approved a draft resolution calling for “immediate, sustained and unimpeded” humanitarian relief to beleaguered Gaza, including safe passage of health personnel and supplies, as well as ambulances and patients. The WHO EB move, which will clear the resolution for approval by the May World […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Change, Conflict and Disease Outbreaks All Loom as Global Health Threats at Close of 2023 15/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In the wake of COP28, WHO will press ahead with calls for fossil fuel phase out, stepped up commitments for health sector decarbonization, and a new resolution on Climate and Health, set to go before the World Health Assembly in May 2024. Those were key takeaways from an end-year WHO global press briefing by WHO […] Continue reading -> Midnight Marathon at COP28 as Island Nations Confront a ‘Death Sentence’ 13/12/2023 Stefan Anderson Early this week, the 28th year of United Nations (UN) climate summits saw its hopes for a historic agreement to end the fossil fuel era dashed by industry interests resisting efforts to phase out their use. The negotiations extended into overtime, familiar to COP proceedings, as diplomats from nearly 200 countries attempted to bridge the […] Continue reading -> WHO Governing Board Approves Consensus Resolution on Gaza Health and Humanitarian Situation 10/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a fragile show of unity, the World Health Organization Executive Board approved a draft resolution calling for “immediate, sustained and unimpeded” humanitarian relief to beleaguered Gaza, including safe passage of health personnel and supplies, as well as ambulances and patients. The WHO EB move, which will clear the resolution for approval by the May World […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Midnight Marathon at COP28 as Island Nations Confront a ‘Death Sentence’ 13/12/2023 Stefan Anderson Early this week, the 28th year of United Nations (UN) climate summits saw its hopes for a historic agreement to end the fossil fuel era dashed by industry interests resisting efforts to phase out their use. The negotiations extended into overtime, familiar to COP proceedings, as diplomats from nearly 200 countries attempted to bridge the […] Continue reading -> WHO Governing Board Approves Consensus Resolution on Gaza Health and Humanitarian Situation 10/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a fragile show of unity, the World Health Organization Executive Board approved a draft resolution calling for “immediate, sustained and unimpeded” humanitarian relief to beleaguered Gaza, including safe passage of health personnel and supplies, as well as ambulances and patients. The WHO EB move, which will clear the resolution for approval by the May World […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Governing Board Approves Consensus Resolution on Gaza Health and Humanitarian Situation 10/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a fragile show of unity, the World Health Organization Executive Board approved a draft resolution calling for “immediate, sustained and unimpeded” humanitarian relief to beleaguered Gaza, including safe passage of health personnel and supplies, as well as ambulances and patients. The WHO EB move, which will clear the resolution for approval by the May World […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tobacco Industry’s Interference in Government Policy Increases Globally 14/11/2023 Kerry Cullinan Tobacco industry interference in governments’ tobacco control policies has increased in 43 out of 90 countries analysed over the past two years. This is according to the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2023 released on Tuesday by tobacco watchdog STOP, and the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC). “No country has been […] Continue reading -> Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Governments Plan Massive Expansion of Fossil Fuel Production Despite Climate Crisis, UN Warns 08/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Amidst a global chorus calling for urgent action on climate change, major fossil fuel producers are doubling down on their plans to expand production, defying climate science and “throwing humanity’s future into question”, a UN report revealed on Wednesday. The report, compiled by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with academic partners, scrutinized […] Continue reading -> Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Climate Adaptation Crisis Deepens as Rich Nations Break Finance Promises 02/11/2023 Stefan Anderson Wealthy nations are falling tens of billions of dollars short of their pledge to help climate-vulnerable regions adapt to a warming planet, widening an already vast gap in funding and leaving millions at risk, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, released on Thursday, found that international financial flows […] Continue reading -> From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
From Bombings to Kidnappings: Health Workers on the Frontlines of Conflict Zones 14/10/2023 Maayan Hoffman An unprecedented number of attacks happened in healthcare facilities and against health workers in 2022, according to a report published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict, Coalition and Insecurity Insight this year. These attacks were the topic of a recent episode of the Global Health Matters podcast with Garry Aslanyan. The guests – health workers on […] Continue reading -> WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Rushes Aid to Armenia as Refugees Flood in From Nagorno-Karabakh 02/10/2023 Editorial team WHO said it is racing emergency health supplies to Armenia, struggling to cope with over 100,000 refugees who have poured over the border from the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh over the past 10 days. The enclave, controlled by an ethnic Armenian separatist group since 1994, was retaken by Azerbaijan in a lightning-style military campaign […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts