This Clean Air Day for blue skies, world leaders call for collaboration and action. The Air We Share is this year's theme, which speaks to the collective nature of the challenge and the solution. Video messages from:
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
99% of our world is exposed to polluted air causing an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year. Air pollution is an environmental risk to human health. It has detrimental impacts on climate, biodiversity and ecosystems. In fact, environmental health is linked to human health.Improving our air quality will bring health, development and environmental benefits.This International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, we call upon everyone, governments and corporations to civil society and individuals. Take action to reduce air pollution and bring a transformative change for the air we share.
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