𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 🗓️ 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ⏰ 𝟭𝟯:𝟭𝟱–𝟭𝟰:𝟰𝟱 (𝗨𝗧𝗖-𝟯) 📍 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝟵, 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹é𝗺 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻: 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵” Ensuring a widespread understanding of climate change as a central public health issue is critical in delivering an accelerated response. This event, co-organized by United Nations University and World Health Organization, will highlight the crucial interconnection between health, justice and climate change, as well as the health co-benefits of climate action. The session will provide an opportunity to advance the commitments made during recent COPs, and will feature the release of the Belém Health Action Plan, and two supporting documents developed with the global health community, in the light of the ICJ Advisory Opinion and its imperative for health sector action. Panelists will also discuss examples in promoting and accelerating mitigation, adaptation and climate actions for health systems resilience and a just transition. --------------------------------------------------------- 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆: - Dr Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), Director, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: - Dr. Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao (@mariangelasimao), Secretary of Health and Environmental Surveillance, Ministério da Saúde (@minsaude), Brazil - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros),@WHO Director-General (video message) - Dr. Gerry Eijkemans (@gerryeijkemans), Director, Social and Environmental Determinants for Health Equity, @pahowho - Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant SG @UNHumanRights - Prof. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director of @UNUIAS - Dr. Youssef Nassef (@ynassef), Director, Adaptation Unit @UNFCCC & Founder of the Resilience Frontiers Initiative (@ResilienceFron1) - Prof. Elisa Morgera (@SRclimatechange), UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights - Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy, the Netherlands - Dr. Eduardo Gudo, Director General, National Institute of Health (@instituto_ins), Mozambique - Dr. Tajudeen Raji (@MohdTajudeen), Deputy DG, Africa CDC (video message) - Dr. Ronald Law, Director, Health and Climate Change Office, Department of Health, Philippines @DOHgovph (video message) - Abdul Mufeez Shaheed, Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (@pisfcc) #UNU #UNUIIGH #COP30 #Climate #GlobalHealth #ClimateChange
