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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis
By UN News
Nov 21, 2023 2:28 pm

UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to worsening climate catastrophes.

In Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) jointly underscore the neglect, underreporting, and underestimation of climate events' effects on maternal and child health.

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