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Ref.: C.L.46.2024
Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health:
Accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate change mitigation
25–27 March 2025
Cartagena, Colombia
The World Health Organization (WHO) presents its compliments to Member States and
has the honour to invite them to the Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health:
Accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate change mitigation.1
co-organized with the Government of Colombia. The Conference will be held at the Centro de
Convenciones Cartagena de Indias in Cartagena, Colombia, from 25 to 27 March 2025, with
pre- and post-conference events on 24 and 28 March 2025.
The Conference aims to convene participants from all over the world including Heads of
State, Ministers, mayors and other local and national senior government officials, as well as
United Nations agency representatives, members of civil society organizations, philanthropic
foundations, technical experts and other stakeholders.
The first day of the Conference will present evidence of progress made since the World
Health Assembly resolution WHA68.8 (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/253237) in 2015. This
will be followed by presentations on the health impacts of air pollution on specific diseases and
vulnerable groups, as well as the interlinkages with climate change. The second day will focus
on translating the health evidence into concrete solutions and actions at multilateral, national and
subnational levels. The third day will be a high-level action day, where representatives from
Member States and other stakeholders will discuss and announce concrete, measurable actions to
improve air quality and protect human health. The preliminary agenda, background information
and documents are available at the Conference website.
Member States are requested to nominate up to two ministerial representatives to attend the
Conference. Considering the theme of the Conference, it would be appreciated to have a
nominee from the health sector. Participation from other relevant ministries such as environment,
energy, transport, foreign affairs and finance is also welcomed.
Member States’ nominees are invited to register not later than 31 December 2024, via the
registration platform.
1
The First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health took place in 2018, further details available here:
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2018/10/30/default-calendar/air-pollution-conference.
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The Conference Organizing Committee would like to encourage the participation of
Member States classified as least developed countries (LDC) by the United Nations
(https://unctad.org/topic/least-developed-countries/list) by providing a return ticket in economy
class and per diem to one representative of such countries. Those eligible should indicate their
request for support at the time of their registration on the registration platform.
Additional information will be made available on the conference website along with the
conference brochure, provisional agenda with confirmed speakers, science and policy briefs,
logistical arrangements and the Conference mobile application in due course. The Conference
website can be found at https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/03/25/default-
calendar/second-global-conference-on-air-pollution-and-health. The working language of the
Conference is English.
For any inquiries, the Conference Organizing Committee can be reached at
[email protected].
In accordance with resolution WHA49.9 (1996), and to support the aim of achievement of
SDG 5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls), the Director-General
invites Member States to consider that gender balance be applied to their delegations.
The Code of Conduct to prevent harassment, including sexual harassment at WHO events
is available at the following link: Code of Conduct to prevent harassment, including sexual
harassment, at WHO events.
The World Health Organization takes this opportunity to renew to Member States the
assurance of its highest consideration.
GENEVA, 5 November 2024
Saatja:
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Teema: WHO: C.L.46.2024 (2nd Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health)
Kuupäev: 2024-11-05 15:52
Dear Member States of the World Health Organization,
Please find attached, in the six official languages, C.L.46.2024 regarding
WHO 2nd Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health which will be held
from 25 to 27 March 2025 in Colombia.
Should you have questions regarding C.L.46.2024 please send an email to
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]> .
Best regards,
Department of Governing Bodies
World Health Organization
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