Launch of a joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA and advocacy brief by PMNCH and partners
A growing body of epidemiological evidence links climate change and climate events to adverse maternal, newborn and child health outcomes, ranging from gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia to preterm births, to development of respiratory diseases and negative effects on learning and family function.
Launch of a joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA and advocacy brief by PMNCH and partners
Climate change additionally threatens maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health by disrupting the quality, provision and use of health services and care practices in the home.This webinar, co-hosted by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), will present research on impacts and important actions to protect and promote the health and rights of women, children, adolescents and future generations. Launching ahead of COP 28, the joint statement by WHO, UNICEF and UNFPA and the advocacy brief by PMNCH and partners will support attendees with the evidence and action points needed to commit to meeting the health, rights and needs of those in vulnerable situations.
Agencies that have endorsed the Call to Action