| PRESS
RELEASE: Ministers
must seize initiative to reduce chemical water pollution (22
May 2007)
As the debate progresses over a proposed
Directive determining which polluting chemicals should be
limited in Europe’s water, the European Parliament today
voted to increase the list of pollutants. Health and environmental
NGOs took some comfort from the large majorities on the positive
points and appeal to environment ministers to support screening
of safety information that becomes available under the EU’s
new Chemicals law (REACH ) to better identify pollutants,
when ministers announce their position in June. |
PRESS
RELEASE: WHO
Affirms Commitments to DDT Reduction in Malaria Control (03/05/07)
During the Third Conference of Parties
to the Stockholm Convention in Dakar Senegal, Director of
the World Health Organization Office on Public Health and
Environment Dr Maria Neira stated categorically that WHO strongly
supports the Stockholm Convention, and is committed to reducing
reliance on DDT in malaria control. Addressing a large audience
of delegates at the WHO/UNEP event “Reducing Reliance
on DDT While Strengthening Malaria Control,” Dr. Neira
affirmed the WHO goal to reduce use of DDT and eventually
eliminate it, in accordance with the Stockholm Convention. |
