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Remco van de Pas
@rvandepas.bsky.social
Public health doctor/academic/eco-socialist. Health, climate & economic justice. Work@ https://unu.edu/iigh/ Politics@ https://diem25.org/en/ Research@ https://bit.ly/3UHfCLF Activism@ http://phmovement.org/ Opinions personal
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📢 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮

Join 𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗧 & 𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 on 𝟭𝟵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 for a webinar bringing diverse voices to explore the joint impacts of inequalities on climate & wellbeing.

🔗 go.unu.edu/ZTSfk
February 13, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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Episode 2 of the Climate Justice & Health Podcast features Shweta Narayan, discussing the report 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: go.unu.edu/4aqtQ
Learn more on our website: go.unu.edu/kAnSL
Read the report: go.unu.edu/ipfBG
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Kuala Lumpur, 30 January 2026 – UNU-IIGH has successfully concluded the 2-day Workshop on Ethical Principles in Climate Justice & Health Research, bringing together partners to reflect on ethical frameworks & advance dialogue at the intersection of epistemic justice, climate & health research.
February 2, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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📢 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

Join this upcoming webinar jointly organised by UNU-IIGH & the People’s Health Movement which will present two recent papers on financialisation & corporatisation of healthcare in India (supported by UNU-IIGH).

📅 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗧𝗖
🔗 go.unu.edu/ewcsj
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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Join us for a breakfast meeting to discuss the centrality of economic policies & systems to effective public health & the importance of WHO's draft strategy on the economics of health for all.

🗓️ 4 Feb 2026
🕛 8:00–9:30 AM
📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva
🔗 Register here: go.unu.edu/o4wSY

#Health4All
January 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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📢 𝗥𝗲-𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴!

UNU-IIGH is looking for a 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝟯 (𝗣𝗦𝗔) to join our Digital Health Governance workpackage. In this position, you will contribute to the work programme on digital health & governance in global health.

🗓️ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🔗 go.unu.edu/7hO51
January 29, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Is This The End of Iran's Regime? - The Rest is politics. Could the Iran protests finally break the Supreme Leader’s brutal reign, or will the regime's deadly crackdown contain the unrest? If the US intervenes militarily, what would a Trump-style plan for Iran look like?
Is This The End of Iran's Regime?
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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January 14, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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UNU-IIGH is proud to launch the podcast series 'The Climate Justice and Health Podcast' hosted by @rvandepas.bsky.social, Policy Research Lead.

Introduction: go.unu.edu/2Tjsg

Episode 1, with guest Prof. Sharon Friel, Australian National University: go.unu.edu/ckJbj

Learn more: go.unu.edu/OpDvj
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Amazonewoud evolueert naar ‘hypertropische’ klimaatzone www.mo.be/nl/nieuws/am... Ongeziene droogte en hittestress voor de bomen doen een nieuwe klimaatzone ontstaan in het Amazonegebied: de hypertropen.
Amazonewoud evolueert naar ‘hypertropische’ klimaatzone – MO*
Ongeziene droogte en hittestress voor de bomen doen een nieuwe klimaatzone ontstaan in het Amazonegebied: de hypertropen
www.mo.be
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Wanhopig stelt VN budget voor noodhulp bij: 'Hartverscheurend' - nos.nl/l/2593677
Wanhopig stelt VN budget voor noodhulp bij: 'Hartverscheurend'
De VN kreeg dit jaar maar 12 miljard dollar van de gevraagde 45 miljard. Dit jaar wordt er 23 miljard gevraagd.
nos.nl
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
g20.org ...... Again, how have we gotten here?
G20 Miami 2026
President Trump hosts the G20 Summit in Miami, 2026. The Best is Yet to Come.
g20.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of critically endangered African penguins remain. In two key colonies in South Africa, the vast majority of the breeding birds likely starved to death because of a collapse of their food supplies, according to a new study.
What caused a massive die-off of penguins off the South African coast?
There are fewer than 10,000 breeding pairs of African penguins left today.
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. news.un.org/en/story/202...
Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records
The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of ...
news.un.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
www.insideindonesia.org/editions/edi... Forms of solidarity have persisted between Indonesians and East Timorese after the restoration of TL's independence. This solidarity is underpinned by shared historical experiences of New Order authoritarian rule and a commitment to dismantling colonialism
West Papua solidarity in Timor-Leste - Inside Indonesia: The peoples and cultures of Indonesia
A quarterly magazine on the peoples of Indonesia - cultures, politics, economy and environment
www.insideindonesia.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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𝗪𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 | The Intersectionality of Climate Justice

UNU-IIGH's Policy Research Lead @rvandepas.bsky.social will join a panel of experts to highlight why strengthening women’s leadership in shaping climate policies is crucial to advancing climate justice and resilience.

Register👉 go.unu.edu/sAi5u
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia flood toll nears 1,000 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d... Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia flood toll nears 1,000
Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Health negligence case triggers public discussions on health crisis in West Papua: Papuan pregnant woman dies in Jayapura after being rejected by four hospitals humanrightsmonitor.org/case/health-...
Health negligence case triggers public discussions on health crisis in West Papua: Papuan pregnant woman dies in Jayapura after being rejected by four hospitals -
On 16 and 17 November 2025, Mrs Irene Sokoy, a pregnant indigenous Papuan woman living on one of the small islands in Lake Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, died together […]
humanrightsmonitor.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point
Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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A fire broke out at a pavilion inside the COP30 global climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of mishaps for the annual conference this year. nyti.ms/43Iej2X
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Exclusive: The Guardian understands Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from fossil fuels amid opposition from petro states
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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📢𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬

🗓️ 𝟭𝟴 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ⏰ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟯:𝟬𝟬 (UTC-3)📍 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻

“𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗝 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀”

This event will be facilitated by UNU-IIGH Dr. Remco van de Pas (@rvandepas.bsky.social),
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he is ready to fight for transition roadmap despite opposition from some states
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change
It’s a climate-vulnerable nation, while also being the world’s sixth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Global investment in climate action is vital
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘This is survival’: Jamaica leads calls from vulnerable nations at Cop30
Countries including Mauritius and Cuba reiterate life-or-death nature of cutting emissions, calling it ‘a moral duty’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM