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In a news release, the Director-General of who,
Tedros Ghebreyesus, said, “Our health is directly
related to the health of the environment we live in.
Together, air, water and chemical hazards kill
some 12.6 million people a year. This cannot and
must not continue.”
“There is an urgent need for us to work more
closely together to address the critical threats to
environmental sustainability and climate – which
are the foundations for life on this planet. This new
agreement recognizes that sober reality,” added the
Executive Director of unep, Erik Solheim.
The developing world will be the specific focus of
this new partnership. Developing countries in Africa,
Latin America and Asia are the most affected by
environmental pollution and the deaths related to it.
who and unep will jointly manage the advocacy
campaign BreatheLife, which aims to reduce
air pollution, thereby benefitting the climate,
environment and overall health.
There has been cooperation between the two
un agencies on a range of health and
environmental issues.
The agencies stated, however, that this latest
partnership on health and environmental issues
is the most important formal agreement on joint
action in over 15 years.
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