RT null T1 Note by the Secretariat on Thematic Campaigns T2 Towards a Pollution-Free Planet: The Global Campaign to Eliminate Lead Paint A1 United Nations Environment Programme, YR 2017 FD 2017-06-02 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20917 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20917 NO Lead is a toxic substance, and young children and pregnant women are the most vulnerable to its effects.Every year, some 600,000 children are intellectually disabled because of their exposure to lead paint,which is still widely available on the market in developing countries and countries in transition NO https://www.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/RCMs/2013/roe/ROE_RCM_statement_keymessages_FINAL_%2013_2_14.pdf DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 22, 2026