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UN climate chief warns extreme heat endangers mothers and babies
Original: At pre-COP, UN climate chief warns of heat threat to mothers and babies
The UN's top climate official has warned that rising extreme heat poses a serious danger to pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies, speaking at the pre-COP meeting held ahead of the next UN climate summit. The intervention urges governments to treat heat as a health emergency for vulnerable groups, and puts maternal and infant health on the agenda as countries prepare their negotiating positions.
Why now: Countries are gathering at pre-COP talks to set the agenda for the upcoming UN climate summit, making it the moment for pointed warnings from UN officials.
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- At pre-COP, UN climate chief warns of heat threat to mothers and babies · climatechangenews.com
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