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WHO:
Mr. G. Ozolins of the World Health Organization said
that WHO has taken various steps to see that its programmes are
responsive to UNCED and Agenda 21. A new global strategy for health
and environment was formulated and subsequently endorsed by the
World Health Assembly in May 1993. While WHO's traditional concern
for environmental health in rural areas will remain a primary theme
in its new Plan of Action to implement the Strategy, special
emphasis will be placed on urban areas where the population and
environmental problems are increasing at an alarming rate. WHO has
launched a new initiative to support the work in countries to
ensure that health and environment considerations are incorporated
into national plans for sustainable development. In relation to
decisions on environmentally-sound management of toxic chemicals,
the International Programme on Chemical Safety of WHO, ILO and UNEP
has broadened its objectives to respond to the requests addressed
by UNCED, in particular in capacity-building. Preparations are also
well under way for convening the International Conference on
Chemical Safety, which is scheduled for April 1994 in Stockholm.