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News for the World






                               BRASILIA/NEW YORK, 10 January 2018
                 Business   Finance   Lifestyle   Travel   Sport   Weather

              Protecting ‘foundations                         environment
              for life’. The un is taking on                   Glossary on
                                                               page 91
              environmental health hazards

              10 January 2018 – A major new initiative has
              been taken on by two United Nations agencies.        hazard
              They are teaming up in the gargantuan job of         (n.): riesgo
              combatting environmental health hazards, which account
              for the loss of an estimated 12.6 million lives a year.


              On Wednesday, the un Environment Programme (unep)
              and the World Health Organization (who), announced
              their partnership. It will address air pollution, climate
              change and
              antimicrobial
              resistance.
              Inter-agency
              coordination
              on waste and
              chemical
              management,
              water quality,
              and food and
              nutrition issues
              will be improved.





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