Africa: First International Day for Clean Air Calls for Decisive Global Action to Beat Air Pollution

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Nairobi — With extreme air pollution events on the rise, global efforts to reduce pollution and its effects will receive an advocacy boost when, for the first time ever, the world marks the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September.

Adopted by a UN General Assembly Resolution in 2019, the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies - whose observance is facilitated by the UN Environment Progamme (UNEP) - stresses the importance of and urgent need to raise public awareness at all levels and to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality. The Republic of Korea led global efforts to create this new International Day of Clean Air for blue skies and will host an event to start celebrations.

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