Les enfants seront plus exposés aux phénomènes météo extrêmes
29 septembre 2021Les enfants nés en 2020 seront beaucoup plus fréquemment exposés à des phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes que leurs grands-parents, (…)
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Helen Clark : ’I welcome Pope Francis’ very important contribution’
19 June 2015Statement by UNDP administrator Helen Clark on Pope Francis encyclical on environment and the poor
WHO responds to health needs caused by Cyclone Pam
16 March 2015The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region is coordinating response efforts with Vanuatu’s Ministry of Health and other (…)
Disaster-prone Madagascar battles flooding and drought
6 March 2015The latest round of flooding has left 19 people dead and an estimated 36,000 displaced
WHO calls for stronger action on climate-related health risks
27 August 2014Previously unrecognized health benefits could be realized from fast action to reduce climate change and its consequences. For example, changes in (…)
Climate change: The race to adapt
4 July 2014Momina Ali is a teenager in one of the toughest and hottest places on earth - Ethiopia’s Afar region where average annual temperatures hover (…)
IPCC Report: A changing climate creates pervasive risks but opportunities exist for effective responses
31 March 2014The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a report today that says the effects of climate change are already occurring on all (…)
Pneumonia Still Responsible For One Fifth Of Child Deaths
12 November 2013On 5th World Pneumonia Day, global health bodies highlight essential interventions that will help reduce burden of disease. GENEVA, 12 (…)
WHO supporting Philippines Government with arrival of medical supplies after Typhoon Haiyan
12 November 2013Field hospitals, medical personnel, medicines and other medical supplies are arriving in the Philippines as countries and nongovernmental (…)
Typhoon Haiyan : WHO Responding to Health Needs
11 November 2013The World Health Organization (WHO) has activated an organization-wide mobilization to work closely with the Department of Health, Philippines (…)
Human influence on climate clear, IPCC report says
27 September 2013Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on (…)
UN Climate Change talks start in Bonn
4 juin 2013Governments begin their next round of climate change talks under the United Nations in Bonn on June 3. This meeting resumes the second session of (…)