This year the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, The Future For Our Children will take place in Budapest, 23. – 25. June 04. 110 Health and environment ministers from the 52 countries of the WHO European Region will meet to adopt a Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan and a Ministerial Declaration. . WECF is the official representative…
Women in Europe for a Common Future Members Stand in Silent Appeal to WHO Conference Delegates Representatives from Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) from 30 countries together with many of their colleagues from across Europe stood in silent appeal at the doors leading to the main plenary hall. The women made their statement at the Budapest Convention…
Fourth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health Budapest, Hungary, 23–25 June 2004 “The future for our children” The effects of a degraded environment on children’s health raise increasing concern. Every year, unhealthy environments cause the death of over 5 million children worldwide. The Budapest Conference is the European response to this situation. WHO/Europe has taken the lead in the action…
Waste Not, Burn Not The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives/Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) is organizing for the third consecutive year a Global Day of Action on Waste, which for this year will be held on 1 September 2004. GDAW 2004 seeks to draw international attention to safe and sustainable alternatives to incinerating waste. to conserve our planet’s diminishing resources. generate…