GENEVA: Hundreds of health workers marched to the World Health Organization on Saturday demanding that authorities in all countries recognise and act to counter the health risks of climate change.
Once at the WHO building, representatives of the Doctors for Extinction Rebellion climate activist network handed over a petition to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. It demanded that health authorities in every country, who are currently taking part virtually in the main annual meeting of WHO member states,"publicly state that climate change is putting people at risk of death, and act now to preserve life.""Year after year, declaration after declaration, multilateral institutions - including WHO - have warned us: Climate change and the loss of biodiversity endanger human health worldwide," the petition said.