GENeva Environment Network

#Environment: What's Up in #GENeva from 18-31 May? ✅ Road to 1st Conference #GFC ✅ #BiodiversityDay ✅ #WHA79 ✅ #PlasticsTreaty ✅ #SeaLevelRise ✅ #WorldBeeDay ✅ #HumanRights & Env't ✅ #NowForClimate ✅ & more Check events, #jobs, suggestions ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN18-31May26

On the sidelines of #WHA79, the @GENetwork is at the event taking a closer look at the #AMR and Health Security Equation, exploring why addressing AMR demands robust health diplomacy and a globally coordinated response grounded in #OneHealth. ▶️ hdalliance.org/amr-health-sec…

In the margins of #WHA79, join the Lightning Talk at the #HealthDiplomacyHouse with Miriam Medel Garcia of #Mexico presenting how we can place health at the core of global plastics governance, from science to #PlasticsTreaty. 🗓️ 21 May 2026, 12:30 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21May26

@WHO @ResolveTSL @BloombergDotOrg @DrTedros @apalagt @GeorgiaGeneva @ghanaingeneva @BrazilUNGeneva @WillFitzgibbon @examinationnews "We can do so much on #LeadPoisoning prevention." Rüdiger Krech of @WHO highlights the need to create emotions around the issue, linking technical work with everyday lives, as was done in the case of tobacco. Halting #LeadPoisoning requires partnerships & all hands on deck.

@WHO @ResolveTSL @BloombergDotOrg @DrTedros @apalagt @GeorgiaGeneva @ghanaingeneva @BrazilUNGeneva @WillFitzgibbon @examinationnews "A lead-free future requires shared responsibility, actions and sustained visibility." Abdullah A. Fadil, Director of Partnership for a Lead-Free Future, underscores that in the past 2 years, momentum to halt #LeadPoisoning has grown stronger with important investments.

In the margins of #WHA79, the @GENetwork is at the event examining the lasting health, environmental, and economic burden of lead exposure, and presenting an overview of the forthcoming WHO Technical Package for #LeadPoisoningPrevention. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=a8xcHe…

Mainstreaming scientific knowledge on plastics & health links is fundamental to put health at the core of global plastics action. Learn more at University of Bern's Roman Lehner's Lightning Talk at the #HealthDiplomacyHouse. 🗓️ 21 May, 12:30 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21May26

Focused on leveraging global & #LocalAction, the #BiodiversityDay high-level panel in #GENeva will highlight priorities, vision & expected outcomes of #COP17Armenia, featuring the Special Envoy & Chief Negotiator of the COP17 Presidency. 📅 22 May 2026 ▶️ tiny.cc/GENBiodiversit…

In the margins of #WHA79, join @TESSForum Carolyn Deere Birkbeck's Lightning Talk at the #HealthDiplomacyHouse to learn about key elements for protecting human health in the future #PlasticsTreaty. 🗓️ 21 May 2026, 12:30 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21May26

Though often making headlines, the link between #plastics & health has yet to receive the attention it requires in many other spaces. Join Dr. Rüdiger Krech of @WHO at the #HealthDiplomacyHouse for a Lightning Talk on the matter. 🗓️ 21 May, 12:30 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GEN21May26

🌼🐝 Bees show us that resilience is built together. The 2026 #WorldBeeDay theme highlights the vital partnership between people and pollinators in sustaining ecosystems, food systems & livelihoods. Join us on 27 May to celebrate these tiny guardians of life. More info👇

#SaveTheDate #WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 will rally the world around urgent #ClimateAction. As we head towards #COP31, join the #WED2026 celebration spotlighting multilateral #GENeva collectively driving action #NowForClimate. 📆 5 June, 9:00 CEST ▶️ tiny.cc/GENWED26

"Ultimately we need to balance development needs with the vital role sand plays in #nature" @UNEP Europe Director Arnold Kreilhuber on sand —the most extracted solid material on Earth. UNEP's latest report👉unep.org/news-and-stori…