99 per cent of our world is exposed to polluted air, causing an estimated 6.7 million premature deaths every year.

Air pollution is an environmental risk to human health. It has detrimental impacts on climate, biodiversity and ecosystems. Improving our air quality will bring health, development and environmental benefits.

This International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, we call upon everyone – governments, corporations, civil society and individuals – to come #TogetherForCleanAir.

Learn more about what you can do: www.cleanairblueskies.org

Ahead of International Day of Clean Air for blue skies Health Care Without Harm have launched a resource pack to help people highlight the connections between fossil fuels, air pollution and health.

The resource pack provides posters, quote cards, videos and social media copy for people to use and help raise awareness on air pollution. Social media posts can be amplified by using the hashtag #FossilFree4Health.

Ahead of International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September UN Secretary General António Guterres has released a message.

In his release Guterres calls for a “common responsibility…to protect our health, and leave a healthy planet for generations to come.”

The full message can be read here.

Ethiopia is leading the way on active mobility in Africa. While walking and biking improve human and planetary health, there are challenges such as poor safety.

A UNEP article explores the benefits of active mobility, in Ethiopia and further afield, and the steps being taken to make it safer.

Read the full article here.

An event, to be held at the Ozone Bioindicator Gardens, near Washington D.C, will mark International Day of Clean Air for blue skies .

The event will underscore the importance of understanding the impact of air pollution on human and ecosystem health and will feature speakers from UNEP, NASA and the Smithsonian.

The event will be held between 16:00 and 18:00 on 7 September. More information can be found here. Register here.

The WHO will be hosting New opportunities for air pollution and health education , an online webinar to help healthcare workers.

The webinar will launch the Open WHO course on air pollution and health, showcase key initiatives aimed at raising awareness around air pollution and preview the upcoming Air Pollution and Health Training toolkit for health workers .

To join the webinar, which will be held 5 September between 13:00 and 14:15 CEST, register here .

Following on from the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week an event will be held in Nairobi on 7 September to celebrate International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.

The event- which will be attended by the Governor of Nairobi City County H.E. Sakaja Arthur Johnson- will see the unveiling of a new mural highlighting the importance of clean transportation and better air quality for children’s health.

For more information on how you can join in person or live online, visit here .

The World Bank will be streaming an event to mark International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.

#EndAirPollution: For Blue Skies and Better Health in South Asia will look at the impact of air pollution in the region and will explore solutions to the problem.

With two million premature deaths annually South Asia faces one of the heaviest tolls from air pollution.

Shunichi Honda, an expert from UNEP’s International Environment Technology Centre , answers questions on waste and how its correct management can help combat air pollution.

You can read his expert opinion here.

A two-day international forum will be held in Beijing ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.

The 2023 Beijing International Forum for Metropolitan Clean Air and Climate Actions forum, held on 5 and 6 September at CIFTIS, will have the theme “Innovation-Driven Carbon Emission and Pollution Reduction.”

For more information visit the forum website here.