| No images? Click here  Friday, 25 October 2024 | Issue 277  © WHO / Lindsay Mackenzie  29-31 October 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC74) Health ministers and high-level delegates from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region, as well as representatives of partner organizations and civil society, will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 29–31 October 2024 for the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe (RC74).  Monday, 28 October Joint statement by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization: What are healthy diets? Released alongside the 2024 Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and COP16, this joint statement outlines four key principles of what constitutes a healthy diet. It comes at a time of increasing definitions and perspectives around healthy diets and seeks to clarify an official stance based on the latest scientific literature and underpinned by norms and guidelines developed by both WHO and FAO. The joint statement is also being released in the lead-up to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in November 2024, reflecting a focus on agrifood systems and how we can protect and promote a healthy food environment in every context. For queries or interview requests, please contact mediainquiries@who.int or FAO-Newsroom@fao.org.  Tuesday, 29 October Hybrid WHO Press Conference on the launch of the On 29 October 2024, 10:45-11:30 EST / 15:45-16:30 CET (Geneva) there will be a Virtual and in-person press conference at the National Press Club, Washington DC. The World Health Organization is releasing the 2024 edition of its Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report on 29 October. The report features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 215 countries and areas, including all 194 World Health Organization (WHO) Member States. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, progress in the response at global, regional and country levels, as well as on the impact of the drivers of the TB epidemic. NOTE: The embargoed report will only be available 24 hours before the press conference. (embargo lifts on 29 October 2024, 11:30 EST / 16:30 CET) Join via Zoom: Link: Phone:  Wednesday, 30 October G20 high-level meeting on One Health 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM (GMT-3), 30 October, Rio de Janeiro This event, co-hosted by Quadripartite (FAO, UNEP, WHO, WOAH) collaboration on One Health and the government of Brazil under their G20 Presidency, will emphasize the vital role of robust One Health governance as the foundation for One Health actions at the global, regional, and national levels. The event will also feature ministerial-level speakers from G20 countries, who will share their experiences in implementing a One Health approach across various sectors and discuss how joint efforts can generate greater impact. The G20 high-level meeting on One Health will be a closed-door event, however a press release will be shared with journalists shortly after the G20 Health Ministerial Meeting on 31 October. More information on One Heath is available here and on the Quadripartite collaboration here. **************************** Launch of Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report Embargo: 00:01, UK time, 30 October 2024 New global findings in the 8th annual indicator report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change will be released 30 October 2024. The 8th Lancet Countdown annual indicator report, funded by Wellcome Trust and developed in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), represents the work of 122 leading experts from 57 academic institutions and UN agencies globally, including the WHO and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). For more information: Hannah Whitcombe, Communications Manager Email: h.whitcombe@ucl.ac.uk  Thursday, 31 October World Cities Day With urbanization projected to reach 68% by 2050, the role of cities in safeguarding health and well-being is more crucial than ever. On World Cities Day, WHO will publish a collection of new tools designed to improve health in urban environments, including a new report showing how cities can address the rising challenges of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, plus a new urban health capacities assessment and response resource kit. Urban health key facts  Other events of interest to the journalists:
 Selection of stories on WHO's work in emergencies Severe flooding compounds health crisis in South Sudan Working with communities to curb mpox spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Yemen battling variant poliovirus outbreak amid humanitarian crisis Lifelines in crisis: logistics and supplies management in Lebanon’s emergency response Sudan: WHO trains health workers on rehabilitation in conflict  WHO events here Sign up for our newsletters here Check out the WHO series, Science in 5 Access WHO photos available for media use here  WHO media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. |
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