UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution

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UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution

STORY: UN chief calls for action to reduce air pollution DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for collective action to reduce air pollution and maintain a healthy planet. The UN chief made the remarks Wednesday in a video message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Today, air pollution is denying billions of people of their rights. Dirty air affects 99 percent of people on the planet. The poor suffer worst, especially women and girls, whose health suffers by cooking and heating with dirty fuels. The poor also live in areas choked with fumes from traffic and industry. Air pollutants also cause global warming. Wildfires are further polluting the air. When people are exposed to air pollution and extreme heat, their

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