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Toxic air threatens children’s lives across East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF warns

·February 7, 2025·2 min read

The analysis underscores the devastating impact of toxic air on young lives, with air pollution now linked to nearly one in four deaths of under fives in the region. Exposure begins in the womb, increasing risks of premature birth and low birth weight, and continues throughout childhood, impairing lung development,...

World News in Brief: Sudan aid latest, toxic air in Pakistan, Ukraine and Syria updates

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·November 12, 2024·4 min read

The trucks are carrying food and nutrition supplies for about 12,500 people in the striken camp, and the agency said it was determined to provide the life-saving aid “safely and quickly”, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing journalists in New York. “WFP underscores that the Adre corridor is a vital...

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

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·September 22, 2023·1 min read

The fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-5), organized by UN environment programme UNEP and hosted by Germany, kicks off in Bonn on Monday. “ICCM-5 is expected to be a watershed moment for international cooperation on chemicals and wastes”, said a statement released by the group of...

WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’

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·January 24, 2023·2 min read

Industrially produced trans fat – commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads – is responsible for up to 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year, the UN agency said. WHO has released a status report that follows up on its 2018 call for the...