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  ITU AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Objective 1: Develop a knowledge base and repository on the relation between ICTs and climate change While new technologies and ICT applications can contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions, the rapid uptake in ICT devices, notably in developed countries, increases energy consumption and the need to manage the environmentally sound disposal of e-waste. ITU is engaged in efforts to demonstrate that ICTs are a clean technology for sustainable development and can be a key part of the solution to climate change. The adoption of clean technologies and their safe disposal can assist developing and developed countries alike in their economic and social development. (...) ITU should also assist its membership in combating climate change, in particular through environmental monitoring, through adoption of energy-efficient devices and networks, dematerialization and disposal standards, through carbon abatement (for example, by using videoconferencing to reduce business travel) and by helping countries to adapt to climate change (for instance by using ICTs for managing natural resources, environmental protection, and for monitoring natural and man-made disasters through emergency telecommunications).

Score: 1028608.4 - https://www.itu.int/themes/cli...rt/03_ITUandClimateChange.html

  The Children’s Hospital focuses on improving cleaning and disinfection activities during the COVID-1

Select language Select language English ລາວ Western Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic Home Health topics Our work News Emergencies About us Home / News / Feature stories / Detail / The Children’s Hospital focuses on improving cleaning and disinfection activities during the COVID-19 pandemic The Children’s Hospital focuses on improving cleaning and disinfection activities during the COVID-19 pandemic 3 November 2020 - Select language - ລາວ   A nurse washes her hands after disposing infectious waste at the Children’s Hospital. (...) Although the hospital has previously installed water tanks, handwashing stations, and waste disposal management, additional investments were made during the pandemic, with new water tanks and hand gel dispensers installed at the entrances to patients’ rooms for easy access.   (...) Hospital staff were taught to separate the infectious medical waste for proper management and disposal.   Deputy Director of the Children’s Hospital Dr Phonedavanh Donsavanh explaining about waste separation and recycling activities.  

Score: 1028608.4 - https://www.who.int/laos/news/...s-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

  Policy Brief: Community engagement and its implications for latrine coverage and better hygiene and

Cross-country studies show that the method of disposing of excreta is one of the strongest determinants of child survival: the transition from unimproved to improved sanitation reduces overall child mortality by about a third. Author(s) Government of Uganda, EPRC, UNICEF Publication date April 2017 Languages English Download Download file (PDF, 1,33 MB) Related topics Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Waste management Uganda More to explore Article Not just a latrine Why revamped Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities are the key to comprehensive health service uptake in Western Uganda Read the story Article When one water tap makes all the difference The community water tap is positively influencing education, health and child protection outcomes in north-eastern Uganda Read the story Article It takes a whole village Kesimen’s journey to open defecation-free status Read the story Article What an open defecation free village means for Sylvia Ayoo “I know that my latrine needs to be properly maintained and so when it gets full, I will mobilize the community again to dig for me another one,” Read the story Footer UNICEF Home What we do Research and reports Stories Take action About us Press centre UNICEF in Uganda Our representative Work with us Procurement Become a donor Social Footer Secondary Contact Legal Footer tertiary Report fraud, abuse, wrongdoing

Score: 1027933.7 - https://www.unicef.org/uganda/...ne-coverage-and-better-hygiene

  TikTok and UNICEF MENA Come Together for the #MaskUp Campaign Across MENA

Search Close Search UNICEF Fulltext search Max Press release TikTok and UNICEF MENA Come Together for the #MaskUp Campaign Across MENA 20 October 2020 UNICEF/MENA Available in: English العربية TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile videos has come together with UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa, to encourage users to keep their masks on and dispose of them safely in an effort to maintain a safe environment. The two organisations are hosting a series of live sessions on the importance of wearing masks and how to dispose of them safely in light of the surge in the number of cases across the MENA region. (...) This cooperation with UNICEF MENA, is yet another way for us to connect with the hyper creative TikTok community in the MENA region, encourage them to wear their masks properly and come up with creative ways to talk about this important topic.”

Score: 1027692.5 - https://www.unicef.org/mena/pr...er-maskup-campaign-across-mena

  Displaced girls seek solutions over menstruation | UNICEF Myanmar

Getting into debt  Without a supply to the camp of disposable sanitary pads, the women and girls have to find ways to buy pads in nearby shops. (...) Sandar struggles most months to afford disposable sanitary pads, and without them she finds it difficult to attend work during her period. (...) In one go, they received disposable sanitary pads and underwear, and learned more about menstrual hygiene. 

Score: 1027518.7 - https://www.unicef.org/myanmar...ek-solutions-over-menstruation

  Airport Module - Security Screening

Screeners should wear disposable gloves and masks when conducting manual searches on passengers. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers should be applied to the disposable gloves between each passenger screened. Disposable gloves should be changed when they are obviously soiled or torn. Employees should be advised to wash their hands after removing disposable gloves. Appropriate signage and information to passengers should be clearly displayed regarding newly implemented health requirements, as well as modified screening processes.

Score: 1027424.3 - https://www.icao.int/covid/car...dule---Security-Screening.aspx

  Safe Sanitation for Feby | UNICEF Indonesia

Around Feby lurks another threat just as harmful—namely the unsafe disposal of untreated faecal waste. According to a recent World Bank study, approximately 95 percent of faecal waste in Indonesia is untreated and not disposed into proper treatment plants. Some of the emptied sludge is often unsafely disposed of on land and ends up in drains, rivers and agricultural fields, increasing contamination and its health risks. Poor citizen understanding of how to build their own toilets and manage waste disposal contributes to the problem. Suryatul is no exception.

Score: 1027424.3 - https://www.unicef.org/indones...ories/safe-sanitation-for-feby

  Electronic Waste | UNIDO

At present electronic appliances are rarely disposed of in an adequate manner and there is little regulation in place, creating hazards for local populations, as well as for the environment. (...) Our Approach: Address the full lifecycle of ICT Equipment Once electronic appliances reach the end of their lifetime, they need to be properly dismantled and recycled. The e-waste initiative aims at addressing the full lifecycle of ICT equipment by properly dismantling and recycling it once the equipment has become obsolete.

Score: 1027346.1 - https://www.unido.org/our-focu...gy/programmes/electronic-waste

  Microsoft Word - Workers and Trade Unions.doc

In addition, unions called on governments to: assume their roles in properly regulating companies and world markets, especially as it relates to the provision for goods and services, sanitation, health, water, energy, housing, education, public transportation and social security. increase their investments for environmental policies and their implementation, for example in research & development that eliminate risks and environmental pollution. (...) Call for a complete global ban on asbestos use, for its proper handling and disposal in accordance with the decisions of the Parties to the Basel Convention and for its inclusion in the Rotterdam Convention.

Score: 1018827.9 - https://www.un.org/esa/dsd/res...M/Workers_and_Trade_Unions.pdf

  Annexe III.PDF

The EED bears responsibility for the identification of hazardous materials, monitoring, use, disposal (whether internally or via trans- boundary shipment to an overseas disposal facility) and operates under a public health mandate. 3. (...) CURRENT LEGISLATION AS RELATES TO CHEMICAL SAFETY The Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Regulations. The Food Hygiene Ordinance. The Abbatoir Regulation. (...) The immediate chemical concerns are in the following areas: 1. Disposal of chemical waste including the recycling and/or treatment of solvents. 2.

Score: 1018129.5 - https://www.who.int/ifcs/docum...carib/Carib-countryA3-2000.pdf