📌 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻 On 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟯 of the five-day inaugural workshop "Well-being Alliance for Research and Policy (WARP)" in Thimphu last week, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey ), Director of @UNUGlobalHealth, moderated a panel discussion on Health Equity and Mental Well-being, bringing together leaders from government, academia, and clinical practice to explore how well-being has become a cornerstone of the health and development agenda in Bhutan. The session featured Dr. Dasho Dechen Wangmo (@DechenwangmoM), Head of the PEMA Secretariat (@the_pema), Dr. 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗷𝗶, Bhutan's first psychiatrist and Head of PEMA Rehab, and Ms. 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗖 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗴𝘆𝗲𝗹, Assistant Professor and Programme Leader for Clinical Counselling at Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan. The discussion highlighted Bhutan's leadership in Gross National Happiness philosophy and the work of the PEMA Secretariat in addressing psychological wellbeing for all. The panel highlighted that promoting well-being requires action far beyond the health sector, with education, employment, social protection, urban planning and the environment all playing a critical role in shaping healthier, happier, and more resilient societies. The panel showcased Bhutan's journey in strengthening community-based mental health services, building a skilled mental health workforce through education and research, and fostering cross-sector collaboration to ensure that well-being is embedded across public policies and decision-making. 📷 UNU-EHS / Flores Corral

Strengthening Collaboration for Public Health Education and Research in Mozambique 🇲🇿 Our Director, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), visited the Faculty of Medicine at Eduardo Mondlane University (@uemmoz) in Maputo, Mozambique, where she was welcomed by Prof. Jahit Sacarlal, Dean of the Faculty, and members of the 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 (𝘊𝘗𝘐𝘈) 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 team, including Prof. Baltazar Chilundo, Principal Investigator; Dr. Fatima Abacassamo, Project Coordinator; and researchers involved in phases 1 and 2 of the project. The visit provided an opportunity to learn more about the Faculty’s work in postgraduate education, research, and extension activities, and to discuss the ongoing CPIA project. Implemented by Eduardo Mondlane University and other Global South partners, with support from @UNUGlobalHealth, CPIA Phase 2 is led by Prof. David McCoy (@dcmccoy11) and Dr. Claudia Abreu Lopes (@cabreulopes), Policy Research Leads at UNU Global Health, and Dr. Paula Morgado, Project Coordinator. The project aims to improve policy outcomes in maternal, newborn, child, adolescent sexual, and reproductive health across two African countries: 𝗠𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 and 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗼. In Mozambique, CPIA supports six embedded implementation research projects across seven provinces addressing priority adolescent mental health and adolescent sexual and reproductive health challenges, while strengthening national implementation science capacity through the engagement of MPH students, national mentors, and implementers. Discussions also explored a long-term strategic partnership between Eduardo Mondlane University and UNU Global Health, including opportunities to undertake multi-country implementation research, expand postgraduate education, promote faculty and student exchanges, jointly supervise Master’s, PhD, and postdoctoral researchers, and provide executive training for policymakers and health programme managers. Further areas of potential collaboration included digital health and responsible artificial intelligence, evidence-informed policymaking, South–South cooperation, and stronger Lusophone research and policy networks.

Shaping the Future of Global Health Leadership 🌍 Our Director, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), participated in the panel discussion "𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘣: 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺'𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩" this week, held as part of 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Berlin. The session brought together international experts to reflect on Germany's role in advancing global health in an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape. During the discussion, Dr. Phalkey emphasized the importance of strengthening global health through: 🔹 Reinforcing multilateral cooperation and supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) as the cornerstone of global health governance. 🔹 Investing in resilient health systems, pandemic preparedness, climate-resilient health systems, and sustainable health financing as essential global priorities. 🔹 Promoting greater policy coherence across sectors and levels of government through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society response to health security, while strengthening equitable access to universal health coverage. 🔹 Advancing more inclusive and decentralized decision-making processes, with stronger participation of countries and communities in shaping the global health agenda. The discussion also highlighted the need to move beyond viewing global health financing as charity, recognizing it instead as a strategic investment in healthier, more resilient, and more equitable societies. Dr. Phalkey was joined by co-panellists Dr. Unni Karunakara (@UnniKarunakara), Senior Fellow at the Global Health Justice Partnership at Yale Law School (@YaleLawSch), and Dr. Francisco Pérez-Cañado, Adviser to the Director-General on the External Dimension of Health at the European Commission (@EU_Commission). The discussion was moderated by Mr. Paul Zubeil (@PaulZubeil), Deputy Director-General for European and International Health Policy at the German Federal Ministry of Health (@BMG_Bund).

On behalf of @UNUGlobalHealth’s leadership, we are delighted to congratulate Dr. Mariangela Batista Galvao Simao (@mariangelasimao), a valued member of our International Advisory Board, on her appointment by the United Nations Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) as the new 𝗨𝗡 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘂𝗿 on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. This is a richly deserved recognition of Dr. Simão's decades of leadership in global health and human rights. Her insight and expertise have been invaluable to our Advisory Board, and we look forward to her continued impact in this vital new role. Congratulations, Dr Simão!

Yesterday, @UNUGlobalHealth was honoured to welcome Mr. 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝘆𝗶𝗻𝘁, the incoming United Nations Resident Coordinator for @UNinMalaysia, on his first official visit to our offices in Kuala Lumpur. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to discuss UNU Global Health’s Strategic Plan 2024–2028 and ongoing work in #Malaysia. Our Director, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), highlighted that developing a common coordinated position across the UN Country Team is critical to advancing evidence-informed policies and addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change, health equity, and sustainable development in Malaysia and the wider region. Our Policy Research Leads, Prof. David McCoy (@dcmccoy11) and Dr. Johanna Riha (@johanna_riha), emphasized the importance of working together on key priorities such as addressing the commercial drivers of disease and illness, strengthening international health cooperation at the regional level, advancing gender integration into health policies and programmes, and supporting the resilience and wellbeing of health workers to accelerate the translation of evidence into policy and action at the country level. We look forward to working closely with the Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team!

Strengthening Climate and Health Governance in South and Southeast Asia 🌏 Our Director, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), opened the 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲–𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 in Kuala Lumpur today. Co-convened by @AsianHealthCol, in collaboration with @UNUGlobalHealth and partners, the workshop brings together government representatives from 12 countries, researchers, practitioners, and development partners to advance regional cooperation on climate and health. During her opening remarks, Dr. Phalkey highlighted the urgent need to strengthen climate-resilient and equitable health systems in response to growing climate-related health risks, while reaffirming the commitment of UNU Global Health to support countries through: 🔹 Advancing health-centred climate governance and ensuring health remains at the heart of climate policy and decision-making processes. 🔹 Supporting countries in translating global commitments, including the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health, the Belém Health Action Plan, and the WHA Global Plan of Action, into meaningful national implementation. 🔹 Strengthening climate-resilient, sustainable, and equitable health systems through improved governance, financing, surveillance, information systems, and service delivery. 🔹 Promoting equity, justice, and Global South leadership while ensuring that women, girls, and structurally excluded communities are meaningfully included in climate and health policymaking. 🔹 Fostering regional learning, peer exchange, and knowledge networks to accelerate climate and health action across South and Southeast Asia. Over the next two days, participants will explore how to operationalize regional commitments, align health systems strengthening with climate resilience, strengthen governance and accountability mechanisms, and advance practical solutions for protecting communities most affected by climate change.

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🌍🤝 @UNU_IIGH co-hosted the “𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴” together with the @WorldBankGroup, @KfW_int and @Heidelberg_HIGH during a two-day consultation meeting convened on 11–12 May. The meeting brought together representatives from international organizations, development banks, academia, research institutions, civil society, and policy experts from across regions to exchange perspectives on climate adaptation and mitigation interventions with health benefits. Discussions focused on identifying highly promising interventions for climate adaptation and mitigation within the health sector, examining how investments can sustainably strengthen climate resilience within health systems, and contributing to an expanded set of high-value investments for climate adaptation and mitigation, building on the Smart Buys report presented at #COP30: go.unu.edu/wqCwI Key messages from the discussions included: ✅ Health adaptation remains politically recognized but significantly underfunded, highlighting the need for stronger evidence and communication to make health investments more visible and bankable. ✅ Moving beyond traditional “Best Buys” approaches towards context-sensitive “Smart Buys” is essential to address the complexity of climate and health challenges. ✅ Equity must remain central to climate and health interventions, ensuring vulnerable communities are not excluded from adaptation and mitigation efforts. ✅ Cross-sector collaboration across food systems, biodiversity, urban planning, energy, and WASH is critical to advancing climate action with health co-benefits. ✅ Health adaptation planning requires a foresight approach that accounts for climate uncertainty, emerging technologies, and diverse knowledge systems, including indigenous perspectives.

𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗮𝘁 #𝗪𝗛𝗔𝟳𝟵 | 🗒️ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 @UNU_IIGH, together with @PSIglobalunion, @MMI_Updates, @Oikoumene, @Oxfam, @G2H2_Geneva, and the 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮, convened a hybrid side event during the 79th World Health Assembly to explore how economic systems and policies shape health outcomes, equity, and access to care. In her opening remarks, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), Director, UNU-IIGH, highlighted that economic policy and systems have long been central concerns for public and global health. She also underscored the need for Member States and donors to support @WHO’s strategy on the Economics of Health for All, to be approved in this year’s Assembly, with both political backing and adequate funding. The discussion explored: 🔹How economic systems and policies influence health equity and population well-being 🔹The need to move beyond traditional economic approaches towards models centered on health, equity, and sustainability 🔹The role of governments in aligning innovation, investment, and public procurement with public health priorities 🔹How Ministries of Health can strengthen coordination with finance, industry, and development sectors to advance Health for All The event brought together representatives and experts from governments and diplomatic missions, international organizations, civil society, and academia, including Prof. Mariana Mazzucato (@MazzucatoM), Chair of the @WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All; Dr. Kalipso Chalkidou (@kchalkidou), Director of Performance, Financing and Delivery at @WHO; Ms. Els Torreele (@ElsTorreele), Former Consultant of the Council on the Economics of Health for All; Prof. David McCoy, Research Lead on Power & Accountability at UNU-IIGH; Mr. Baba Aye (@BabaAye), Co-Chair of G2H2 and Health and Social Sector Officer at PSI; Dr. 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗹𝗮́𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼, Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the @UN in Geneva; Dr. 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲, Technical Advisor of the National Department of Health of South Africa; Dr. Heli Hätönen (@HeliHatonen), Senior Ministerial Advisor of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland; Dr. 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝘀𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶č, Head of the Office for Cooperation with WHO of the Ministry of Health of Slovenia; and Ms. Nicoletta Dentico (@NDentico), Co-Chair of the Geneva Global Health Hub and Director of the Global Health Justice Programme of the Society for International Development.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝘆𝗮🤝🇲🇾 @UNU_IIGH, in collaboration with @myUNICEF, @WHOMalaysia, @MyUNDP, @IOM_Malaysia and @UNFPAMalaysia, hosted a roundtable discussion yesterday on “𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.” The event brought together Malaysian government representatives, UN agencies and technical partners to exchange perspectives on strengthening the integration of health within climate adaptation planning at both national and global levels, with particular emphasis on Malaysia’s National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP). Dr. Youssef Nassef (@ynassef), Director of the Adaptation Division at the UN Climate Change Secretariat (@UNFCCC), delivered a presentation on ongoing adaptation processes under the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 and the roadmap for 2026–2028 related to the 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, National Adaptation Plans and indicator discussions. Key messages from the discussion included: ✅ Climate-resilient health systems are essential for effective adaptation and sustainable development. ✅ Strengthening the integration of health within national adaptation planning is critical to addressing growing climate-related health risks. 🗣️Speakers: • Mr. Robert Gass, United Nations Resident Coordinator a.i. in Malaysia, @UNinMalaysia • Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), Director, UNU-IIGH • Mr. Saufi Aiman Jamil, Senior Project Manager for MyNAP, @GIZ_GMBH • Dr. Thahirahtul Asma' Bt. Zakaria, Deputy Director (Non-Communicable Diseases), Ministry of Health Malaysia (@KKMPutrajaya) • Ms. Nasha Lee, Climate & Environment Specialist, @myUNICEF • Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Head of Mission, @UNFPAMalaysia • Mr. Christopher Richter, Environment and Climate Change Specialist, @IOMAsiaPacific • Dr. Ruben Ramakrishnan, Technical Officer, @WHOMalaysia

REGISTER NOW ❗ Ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly, the @UNU_IIGH, in collaboration with Transform Health (@Trans4m_Health) and Population Services International, is organizing a webinar on “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,” as part of a consultation for the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance. This webinar will unpack why stronger legislative frameworks are urgently needed to: ✅ Protect digital rights and data sovereignty ✅ Enable responsible use of health data for better outcomes ✅ Align national efforts with a global framework ✅ And importantly — what it will take to drive real commitments from Member States in the months ahead. 🗣️ Speakers: 🔹 Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), Director, UNU-IIGH 🔹 Mathilde Forslund, CEO, Transform Health 🔹 Wycliffe Waweru, Head, Digital Health, Population Services International 🔹Linda Bonyo, Founder, Lawyers Hub (@lawyershubHQ) 🔹 Alejandro Arreola Rodríguez, Transform Health Youth Council 🔹 Eric Sutherland, Senior Health Economist, @OECD 🔹 Angel Martin, Sr Director Digital Health & Advocacy, Johnson & Johnson 🔹 Jamal Alshanfari, Head of Oman’s Health Office at the @WHO 🗓️ 12 May 2026, 14:00–15:15 (CEST) 📍 Online (Zoom) 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: go.unu.edu/kAVwB ➡️ Learn more about the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance: go.unu.edu/xTMn6

📢 Save the date! As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, @UNU_IIGH will host a public lecture by Dr. Youssef Nassef, Director of the Adaptation Division at the @UNFCCC Secretariat, in Kuala Lumpur on “𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲-𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁.” In this lecture, he will explore climate diplomacy as a practice of navigating complexity, uncertainty, and competing priorities in a rapidly changing world. Taking a global perspective, he will reflect on how the international climate response can better address interdependence, uneven vulnerabilities, and long-term transformation, and on how foresight can help shape more resilient futures. Dr. Nassef has led adaptation workstreams under the @UNFCCC since their inception and brings over 30 years of experience in diplomacy and international environmental policy. He is also the founder of the @ResilienceFron1. 🗓️ 8 May 2026, 10:00–11:30 📍 Senate Meeting Room, Level 11, Block G, UCSI University KL Campus 🔗 Register here: forms.office.com/r/q5qEGSbuK…

This week, at the #RES2026 in Astana, the Director of @UNU_IIGH, Dr. @RPhalkey, underscored how climate change is driving a “triple burden” for women—more work, fewer resources, and greater health and security risks—and emphasized the urgent need for stronger gender-disaggregated and intersectional data and multidisciplinary research to better inform policy and action. She spoke at a session on climate and health in Central Asia, organized by @unfpaeecaro, alongside high-level representatives from governments, UN agencies, international organizations, and youth networks, including @BauerFlorence (UNFPA), @Hans_Kluge (WHO), 𝗔𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗻𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮 (Minister of Health of Kazakhstan), 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗰𝗡𝗮𝗯 (UNFPA), 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿 (WHO), 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗸𝘆𝘀𝗵 (UN Youth Advisory Council) and @ValerieMHickey (World Bank).

Happy #WorldHealthDay from UNU-IIGH! This year’s theme is “Together for health. Stand with science”. For two decades, @UNU_IIGH has contributed to this vision as the UN’s policy think tank on global health, generating knowledge and strengthening decision-making capacities to advance more equitable, just and effective global health policies and practices.

𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬 🗓️ 𝟭𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ⏰ 𝟬𝟵:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬 (𝗚𝗠𝗧-𝟯)📍𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 “𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲” Climate change is accelerating human mobility at an unprecedented scale, intensifying displacement, deepening health inequities, and placing growing pressure on already strained health systems. This high-level COP30 event, co-organized by UNU-IIGH together with @WHO, @ifrc, and WFPHA (@WFPHA_FMASP), will explore the intersection of climate, migration, and health, and how health systems can be reimagined to be both migrant-inclusive and climate-resilient, ensuring no one is left behind. The session will highlight policy and practice solutions that promote the inclusion of refugees, migrants, and displaced populations within universal health coverage (UHC) and climate adaptation frameworks. Find more information about the event and access the global livestream here: go.unu.edu/Gi8IL --------------------------------------------------------- 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆: • 𝗗𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝘆 (@RPhalkey), Director, International Institute for Global Health, United Nations University 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: • 𝗛. 𝗘. 𝗗𝗿 𝗤𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗵, Minister of Public Health and Population, Yemen • 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶 (@severonis), Head, Special Initiative on Health and Migration, World Health Organization • 𝗟𝗼𝘆𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗲 (@HHS_ASGA), Regional Director, Americas Region, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies • 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀, Co-Chair, Environmental Health Working Group, World Federation of Public Health Associations • 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱, Migration and Health Team Lead, Migration Youth and Children Platform (@MYCPofficial) #UNU #UNUIIGH #COP30 #Climate #GlobalHealth #Migration #ClimateChange

UNU-IIGH's Director, Dr. Revati Phalkey (@RPhalkey), will be participating as a panellist in the 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗡 in Bangkok. She will be speaking on the first panel: 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 📍 United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 📆 Wednesday, 1 October 2025 ⏲️ 16:00 – 17:30 Considered Asia-Pacific’s largest and longest-standing gathering of adaptation practitioners, it also serves as an impactful regional platform for adaptation practitioners to collaborate on addressing the challenges posed by climate change. This reflects on the theme for the Forum, which is 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙡𝙡: 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. This Forum is organized by the APAN Secretariat, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Environment Programme (@UNEP) and co-hosted by UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (@UNESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (@ADB_HQ), and the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (@APNGCR). Find out more about the event here: go.unu.edu/iER8r ___________________________ 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: Dr Dindo Campilan Regional Director for Asia and Hub Director for Oceania, IUCN. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Prof. Winston Chow (@winstontlchow), IPCC Co-Chair, Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability. 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: 1. Mr. Robert Simpson, Deputy Regional Representative of FAORAP. 2. Dr Revati Phalkey, Director, UNU Institute for Global Health. 3. Dr Achala Abeysinghe (@AchalaC), Director, Department of Investment Services, Green Climate Fund. 4. Dr David Potter, Head of Regional Action and Global Advocacy, ICIMOD – Mountains. 5. Timoci Nakalevu, Climate Change Adaptation Officer, SPREP – Islands. 6. Dilovarsho Dustzoda, CAREC– River and floodplain systems 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀: Dr Linda Anne Stevenson, APN #UNU #UNUIIGH #GlobalHealth