future for world's children

World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate for their future

Health

As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health   No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released today by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The Commission was convened by…

Pollution Commission

Pollution linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015

Environment, Health

• Air pollution is the biggest contributor, linked to 6.5 million deaths in 2015, while water pollution (1.8 million deaths) and workplace-related pollution (0.8 million deaths) pose the next largest risks. • Almost all pollution-related deaths (92%) occur in low- and middle-income countries, and in rapidly industrializing countries (such as India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Madagascar…