International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2022 - UN Headquarters Commemoration

When: 7 September 2022, 10:00 -11:15am EDT

Where: Online | Number: 2335 997 7785 | Password: UNEPCA22!

What: Co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the commemoration of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters is convened to share experiences on ambitious action and solutions being implemented to address air pollution. It is an opportunity to share lessons learnt, solutions and raise awareness on air pollution, demonstrate multiple benefits of improving air quality; discuss how different stakeholders are contributing to mitigate air pollution; and raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality at local, national, regional and global levels.  

Programme

10:00 - 10:20

• Welcome by Ms. Ligia Noronha, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UNEP New York Office
• Video message of Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Video message of Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP
• Video message of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
• Special remarks by H.E. Mr. Joonkook Hwang, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the UN

10:20 - 10:45 - Panel Discussion

• H.E. Ms. Maisa Rojas, Minister of Environment, Chile
• Ms. Maria Kolesnikova, Director of MoveGreen and Champion of the Earth in 2021
• Mr. Andreas Ahrens, Head of Climate at Inter IKEA Group
• Mr. Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Global Lead for Pollution Management and Environmental Health, The World Bank

10:45 - 11:10 - Q&A Session

11:10 - 11:15 - Closing remarks by Dr. Maria Neira, Director of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO