No images? Click here Friday 08.13.21 | Issue 123 WHO / Blink Media – Fabeha Monir Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) updates Virtual press briefings with simultaneous translation in all UN languages with the participation of the WHO Director-General are planned for this week. Media advisories with Zoom links/dial-in details will be emailed in advance. For the latest news from WHO on COVID-19 and other breaking health stories, read WHO's news updates. Thursday, 19 August World Humanitarian Day This year's World Humanitarian Day (19 August) is devoted to dealing with the climate crisis, the single biggest health threat facing humanity. This day is a crucial milestone in the lead up to the COP26 summit in November when leaders from 196 countries will meet to try and agree on action to get climate change under control. As the world witnesses record-breaking heatwaves, catastrophic storms, and changing weather patterns - it is fitting that the theme of WHD should be the climate crisis. Climate change is a health emergency, impacting food systems, disease dispersion, health systems, and societies at large. There is no vaccine for climate change. But we do have solutions. We must maximize the health benefits of tackling the climate crisis while avoiding its worst health impacts and promote climate-resilient health systems everywhere as we Build Back Better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Related materials and interviews with experts are available upon request. More on the COP26 Health Programme. You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |