UNU & WHO Survey on E-waste and its Health Impact on Children

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unu_who_survey_on_e-waste_and_its_health_impact_on_children.pdf

unu_who_survey_on_e-waste_and_its_health_impact_on_children.pdf

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Asaresultofinternationalcommitments,suchastheBusanPledgeforActiononChildren’EnvironmentalHealth(Busan,2009)andtheLibrevilleDeclaration(thatcameoutofthe1stInter--‐MinisterialConferenceonHealthandEnvironmentinAfrica),theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)wasurgedtoworkontheemergingissueofelectronicwasteandspecificallyitsimpactonthehealthanddevelopmentofchildren.FollowingthelaunchofanewinitiativebyWHOaddressingelectronicwasteandchildhealth,theUnitedNationsUniversity(UNU),whichhoststheSolvingtheE--‐wasteProblem(StEP)Initiative,andWHOcarriedoutanon--‐linesurveywithawiderbodyofexperts.Thesurveyaimedtoidentifyexistingknowledgeandkeystakeholdersworkingone--‐wasteandchildhealththatcouldcontributetoandbenefitfromthenewinitiative’findings.Internationalexpertswereinvitedtocontributetothisinitiativebyrespondingtoashorton--‐linesurveywithina4weektime--‐frame.ThefindingswerediscussedinaclosedWHOworkingmeetingone--‐wasteandchildhealth,heldinGenèvebetweenthe11--‐12June2013.Thesurveyhighlightedtheneedforjointactiontotacklehealthissuesrelatedtoe--‐wastemanagementaroundtheworld.Theseefforts,ledbyWHO,shouldcomplementexistingactivitiesofotherorganizations,touseandbuildontheexpertiseofcomplementarydisciplines.Thiswillensureaholisticapproach,takingintoaccountthechallengesofpropere--‐wastemanagementindifferentregionsoftheworld.

Publisher

• United Nations University

Author

• Kuehr R
• Magalini F

Publishing Date

Category

• Report

Language

• English

Waste type

• E-Waste

Area of intervention

• Research
• Health Impact

Groups audience