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Friday, October 8 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY
Virtual press conference to launch the COP26 Special Report, “The Health Argument for Climate Action”
When: Monday, 11 October 2021 17:00 CEST
Principal speakers
· Dr María NEIRA, WHO Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health
· Howard Catton, CEO, International Council of Nurses
Other invited speakers TBC
· President-Designate of COP26, Rt. Hon Alok Sharma MP
(live statement from London)
· Minister of Ecological Transition, Italian COP26-co presidency, Hon Roberto Cingolani (TBC) or/and the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Hon Teresa Ribera (live statement from Rome/Madrid)
The press conference will see the launch of a WHO COP26 special report on climate change and health along with an open letter from over 45 million health professionals worldwide calling for an ambitious outcome at COP26.
Sequence:
- 17:00—17:15 CEST : Opening statements
- 17:15 CEST : Questions from the press
Experts panelists:
· Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Team Lead, Climate Change and Health, WHO headquarters, Geneva
· Dr Jeni Miller, Executive Director, Global Climate and Health Alliance
· Dr. Ruth A. Etzel, Chair of the Strategic Advisory Group on Environmental Health, International Pediatric Association
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To receive the embargoed report and press release contact:
mediainquiries@who.int
Ceridwen Johnson at johnsonce@who.int
Please note that the embargo lifts at 17h00 CEST on Monday 11 October
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To join the press conference:
https://who-e.zoom.us/j/93227639377
Passcode: vpcCOP26cc
Webinar ID: 932 2763 9377
Passcode: 7664305161
International numbers available: https://who-e.zoom.us/u/a85oSt01Y
Media contacts:
mediainquiries@who.int
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