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Petra Hongell
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Communication Officer at World Health Organization
Moderator • Communicator • Idealist
Talks about UN, health, climate, equity.
Views are my own.
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The Pan-European Commission on Climate & Health calls on leaders at #COP30: Put health at the ❤️ of climate action to:

✅Save lives & livelihoods
✅End fossil fuel dependence
✅Reduce heat-related deaths
✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems

👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz

#PECCH #ClimateAction
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Reposted by Petra Hongell
“After two years of brutal warfare, a fragile ceasefire offers some respite to an exhausted population — but the road to recovery in #Gaza will be long and difficult,” UNRWA Commissioner-General says in @theguardian.com.

Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of the perks of the #biking commute in #Copenhagen: the occasionally stunning views.

Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all.
💙
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The essential read ahead of #COP30 - the WMO #StateofClimate update 2025 - is out.

Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q

youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
WMO State of Climate Update for COP30
YouTube video by World Meteorological Organization - WMO
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WHOs European Programme of Work #EPW2 is now officially adopted at #RC75CPH — a roadmap for a healthier Europe, achieved together with 53 Member States and partners.

5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision.

Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We have kicked off #RC75CPH - the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe - which will determine health priorities for the region for the next five years.

Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV

@who.int
75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
28–30 October 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reposted by Petra Hongell
February 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#Covid showed us that countries can act when they want to.

Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel.

We've done it before, and we can do it again.
Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience.

wmo.int/news/media-c...

@wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Good news for our younger children and adolescents and their life online - kudos to @eu2025dk.bsky.social!

The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
EU digital ministers have concluded two days of discussions on how to better protect minors online, where 27 European countries agreed on the ’The Jutland Declaration: Shaping a Safe Online World for Minors’.

👉 Read more here: danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
October 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 Earth’s climate and nature are already passing tipping points as global warming approaches 1.5°C

✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale

💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now.
#GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢NEW REPORT📢 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report #depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts.

Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇

iris.who.int/items/7324bf...

@cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int
#WMHD
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today is World Mental Health Day!

#WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway.

🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We're on - join us!

🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍

Meet today’s expert speakers!

🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k

#ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH

@who.int
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Reposted by Petra Hongell
In the past hour, Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as it entered Palestinian territory.

But at the press conference following today’s EUCO meeting, no one at the podium was willing to comment 👇

We're live at the summit: ow.ly/qBVY50X5hqu
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Petra Hongell
BREAKING: Reports of spontaneous protests erupting in European cities tonight in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was illegally attacked by Israel an hour ago.

Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin🇩🇪 & Rome🇮🇹 - and these are the current scenes in Brussels🇧🇪 👇
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Meeting #JaneGoodall back in 2017 was an unforgettable experience, and my mum's book from 1972 got her signature in it.

She wasn't impressed by its age and had little patience for small talk. She had a single focus: protecting this earth and its earthlings.

Thank you.

www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I still feel @bsky.app is like breathing fresh air. 🌬

Thank you, people - and this community has (once again) been mentioned. Keep it up.
👇

www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
www.noemamag.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In case you missed it:
Humankind has now exceeded seven out of nine planetary boundaries.

Every breach will affect our health.

www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached
A major new scientific review, “Planetary Health Check 2025”, shows that seven of nine planetary boundaries have now been exceeded. For the first time, this also includes the boundary for ocean acidif...
www.stockholmresilience.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Concerned about the ongoing discussion on #paracetamol and #autism? Currently, no consistent association has been established.

Here's @who.int statement on the topic. 👇

💙We all want to protect our children. Any medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy.

www.who.int/news/item/24...
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) ...
www.who.int
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Vaccines
⏱️save more than five lives every minute
💚protect against severe disease and disability
🏨reduce the burden on health systems
💰protect families from sinking into extreme poverty

Today's read 👇
www.who.int/news/item/22...
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - September 2025
We are at a critical juncture. While best estimates conclude that vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives in the past 50 years, the potential for their impact for future decades is increasingl...
www.who.int
September 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What would have happened without the #MontrealProtocol?

🌍 Collapse of the ozone layer
🔆 2M cases of skin cancer each year by 2030
🌱 Disrupted ecosystems & food chains due to UV damage
🌡️ 0.5-1°C additional global warming by 2100
🌳 580BN tons less carbon stored

wmo.int/news/media-c...
WMO Bulletin shows successful recovery of ozone layer, driven by science
wmo.int
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"The U.N. report cites examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others who have reached the same conclusion."

www.reuters.com/world/middle...
UN inquiry finds top Israeli officials incited genocide in Gaza
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts.
www.reuters.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In addition,
❗ at least 94% of all hospitals in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed
❗83% of Palestinians killed are civilians
❗at least 18,885 children are among the more than 62,000 Palestinians killed by Israel

"One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This".

#CeasefireNow
@theipcinfo.bsky.social has just confirmed #famine in #Gaza governorate.

This man-made, widespread malnutrition means that even common & usually mild diseases like diarrhoea are becoming fatal, especially for children.

Gaza must be urgently supplied with food and medicines. Aid blockages must end!
August 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The UN has officially declared famine in #Gaza. This means three critical thresholds have been breached:

⚠️ extreme food deprivation
⚠️acute malnutrition and
⚠️starvation-related deaths.

Thank you @tomfletcherun.bsky.social for speaking up.

#CeasefireNow
The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine.

Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How does the #ClimateCrisis affect our health?

🔥 Heatwaves
🦟 Rising disease threats
💧 Water & sanitation at risk
🧠 Mental health affected

Every single aspect of our lives is impacted by our changing climate.

Robb Butler, WHO/Europe's Special Envoy on Climate and Health, recaps 👇

@who.int
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM