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Are you a city leader in @WHO_Europe wanting to amplify your city's health goals ? Join 89 flagship cities + 1900 others 📧 👉[email protected]
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🌍 Innovation meets impact! If your organization works in public health #innovation—from research to technology to policy—apply now to join the WHO/Europe Public Health Innovation Platform. Learn more here: https://t.co/JE5HMZoltM
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"The price of air pollution is paid by our lungs."
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🔗👉 https://t.co/fl8kqlTWBq On 3 Dec at 9–12 CET @WHO_Europe is hosting a special consultation of Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health with cities, regions and their networks to gather local insights, priorities & practical experiences on climate and health
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In 2024, every glacier region on Earth reported losses for the third year in a row as temperatures rose and rainfall patterns shifted. At #UNEA7, Member States will discuss a new resolution to protect glaciers and the wider cryosphere. 👉 Why glaciers matter:
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Violence against women is one of the oldest and most persistent health problems, yet least acted upon. An estimated 840 million women globally – 1 in 3 women – have faced violence at least once in their lifetime including 263 million who have suffered sexual violence. Behind
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240,000 premature deaths caused by fine particulate in the EU in 2022☁ How can we change that? - Follow the 5th #CleanAirEU Forum on 1-2 December 2025 via our live stream. More👉 https://t.co/DLXbUEiEbf 🎞️ © @KarikaturaLv
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Halve food waste. Cut methane emissions. Reduce hunger. This new initiative lays out a game plan for cities to follow: https://t.co/er1CVckmNd
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📢 Submit your application! Join the 2026 Summer School on Systems Thinking & #Innovation for NCD Prevention and Healthy #Ageing. 👥 Ideal for: PhD students, researchers, policy-makers and health professionals Apply by 21 Nov 2025! https://t.co/9gU3iYYvqe
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Not all violence leaves a mark. Emotional abuse: humiliation, threats, and control can shatter self-worth and mental health. 👀 Learn the signs 📊 Support better data ❤️🩹 Believe survivors 🗣️ Speak up: it is never “just words” There’s no excuse for violence. Let’s end the
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Diets high in ultra-processed foods are linked to increased disease risk ↗️ Coordinated policies – recognising food access & affordability issues – can help reduce these impacts & support healthier diets 🍽️ 🔗 https://t.co/YoVADEmQwr
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We are delighted to be hosting a Phase VIII workshop with our colleagues @ukhealthycitiesnetwork to unpack the next 5 year strategy in #Birmingham today A privilege to be joined by @kirafortune @WHO_Europe Belfast is currently the secretariat of the UK National Towns and
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🌍 Happening now! Join the launch of the Well-Being Economy Lab in Friuli Venezia Giulia and a high-level dialogue on building a healthier, fairer future for all. 🔗 Join live:
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The 2025 @LancetCountdown report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. During #COP30, explore recommendations for action: https://t.co/mnusqQ7yQT
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The climate crisis is a health crisis and each of us has the power to act: 👍 Choose clean transport 👍 Try a plant-based diet 👍 Shop locally 👍 Call on governments to ensure clean air and adopt smart climate policies 👍 Speak up about #ClimateChange 👍 Demand suppliers to
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#COP30 Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change concluded with a strong call to place cities at the centre of climate action. UN-Habitat launched a new study, Urban Content in NDC 3.0. ▶️ For more information, read here: https://t.co/sNmpM1zHIV
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COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago highlights the importance of adaptation and multilevel governance. On the occasion, a report was also launched on the inclusion of cities in the new NDCs
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In my keynote at the 18th @EPHConference in Helsinki 🇫🇮, I stressed that public health is at the heart of everything we do. It cuts across all priorities of our new European Programme of Work (#EPW2) & guides our actions for better health in the Region. 1/4
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Launched at #COP30, the Global Cooling Watch 2025 shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, cut pollution, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat. More info: https://t.co/BMRCrlL6AI
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🆕WHO/Europe COSI report shows childhood overweight and #obesity remain high. Rates have stabilized in some countries but the burden continues, fuelling #diabetes, #cancer and other #NCDs. Evidence-based policies across the Region can protect health: https://t.co/JAIectAzXa
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Belfast Healthy Cities is proud to be one of four cities across the UK and Ireland taking part in a pilot project for the new Community Safety Lens of the Place Standard Tool, developed by Public Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Safety Network. In August, we hosted a
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The Danish Ministry for Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, in collaboration with @WHO_Europe is hosting a #OneHealth Conference under the @eu2025dk to strengthen the implementation of the One Health approach in Europe. Find out more here: https://t.co/pa99SUGuWJ
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