The United Nations has revealed the that nine out of 10 people worldwide are exposed to air pollutants above the WHO air quality guidelines leading to severely reduced life expectancy.
It was also revealed that Air pollution kills 7 million people every year, hinders child development, damages economies and contributes to the global climate emergency. The negatives effects of air pollution was revealed by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres in his World Environmental Day message on Wednesday.
The World Environment Day is a day set aside by the UN to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of the environment. It is celebrated on 5th of June in over 100 countries.
Many around the world have also joined their voices to urge all stakeholders to beat air pollution #beatairpollution.
Here are some of the messages below.
