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T1 Third Inter-Ministerial Conference on Health and Environment in Africa: Conference Proceedings and Outcomes
A1 World Health Organization, 
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 environmental health
K1 health
K1 environment
K1 water
K1 sanitation
K1 hygiene
K1 waste management
K1 air pollution
K1 plastic waste
K1 chemical
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33175
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/33175
NO Human health is closely tied to the state of the environment. Risk factors linked to environmental degradation are responsible for 23% of deaths in Africa. Many new environmental issues are also emerging, such as climate change, which will exacerbate these existing impacts and introduce new challenges. In 2008, the Libreville Declaration was adopted by 52 African countries to address these issues of health and environment in Africa. Countries have made significant progress over the last decade in implementing the Declaration and achieving its 11 priority action points. However, there is still much work to be done and countries need to scale up their efforts to be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.The Third Interministerial Conference and Health and Environment (IMCHE3) in Africa, jointly organized by WHO, the UN Environment Programme and the Government of Gabon, was held from the 6–9 November 2018 in Libreville, Gabon. The general objective of the conference was to catalyze actions by stimulating policies and investments on the joint contributions of the health and environment sectors towards the achievements of the sustainable development goals in Africa. The conference brought together more than 600 participants, from 46 countries. Participants included ministers, development partners, regional economic communities, private sector, NGOs and media. The event was an opportunity for countries to reflect on and share their progress, the challenges encountered, and lessons learnt over the last 10 years.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026