Nexus3 Foundation
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Environmental health NGO working to improve community’s capacity, quality of life & advocating a toxics-free environment.
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http://www.nexus3foundation.org 18-03-2013 01:15:12
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World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Presenting the Key Guiding Principles for Health in the #PlasticsTreaty, Lesley Onyon of World Health Organization (WHO) underscores that the treaty must pursue the highest attainable standard of human and environmental health as core.
World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Lesley Onyon Reflecting on the challenges of pushing for changes within the pharmaceutical industry, Melchior Kuo of IFPMA stresses the importance of discussing what & how it can be changed, and in terms of feasibility, recognizing in some cases that there might not be alternatives.
World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Lesley Onyon Sarah Dunlop of Minderoo Foundation presents some of the "multitude of reasons" for strengthening health in the #PlasticsTreaty: 🔹 Plastics harms across the lifecycle 🔹 Plastic is expensive 🔹 Increasing plastics production = increasing harm 🔹 Children's health & future generations
World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Lesley Onyon Discussing whether #PlasticFree healthcare is feasible, Ludwig Albornoz of Fundación Valle del Lili provides clear and feasible examples of efforts to reduce #plastics in healthcare settings, where some disposable tools have become #reusable & switched from plastic to silicone masks.
Yuyun Ismawati Yuyun Ismawati from Nexus3 Foundation IPEN: toxics-free says it clearly, for an effective #PlasticsTreaty #INC5, States need to: ➡️ Ensure global controls ➡️ Reduce plastic production ➡️ Eliminate #toxics across the plastics lifecycle
World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Lesley Onyon Fundación Valle del Lili Highlighting healthcare professionals coming together in an open letter, Rico Euripidou of HCWH - Global challenges the idea that plastics, in particular single-use, are essential in healthcare, and argues that no blanket bans is needed for the sector. 📜 global.noharm.org/focus/plastics…
World Health Organization (WHO) HCWH - Global IPEN: toxics-free Misión del Perú en Ginebra BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Philippine Mission UN Geneva IFPMA Nexus3 Foundation Minderoo Foundation Yuyun Ismawati Ethiopia@UN, Geneva Georgia UN/Geneva BAG – OFSP – UFSP Bernardo Roca-Rey Ross Lesley Onyon Fundación Valle del Lili Albert Magalang of Department of Environment and Natural Resources shares the #Philippines' support for possible phase out or reduction of chemicals and polymers of concern. He also highlights the need for global lists & criteria for identification of plastic products & chemicals of concern, esp. most harmful.
