Petra Hongell
@petrajoel.bsky.social
Communication Officer at World Health Organization
Moderator • Communicator • Idealist
Talks about UN, health, climate, equity.
Views are my own.
🇫🇮🇸🇪🇸🇳🇧🇪🇺🇳
Let's connect!
Moderator • Communicator • Idealist
Talks about UN, health, climate, equity.
Views are my own.
🇫🇮🇸🇪🇸🇳🇧🇪🇺🇳
Let's connect!
We're on! WHO/Europe hosts a special consultation of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH with cities, regions and their networks we gather local insights, priorities and practical experiences at the intersection of climate and health.
Tune in👉 bit.ly/3XGpJB3
@who.int #Climate
Tune in👉 bit.ly/3XGpJB3
@who.int #Climate
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We're on! WHO/Europe hosts a special consultation of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH with cities, regions and their networks we gather local insights, priorities and practical experiences at the intersection of climate and health.
Tune in👉 bit.ly/3XGpJB3
@who.int #Climate
Tune in👉 bit.ly/3XGpJB3
@who.int #Climate
This Friday, I'll
✔️make myself a great coffee
✔️finish that presentation I'm working on
✔️call my dad
✔️go home
✔️enjoy dinner with family
✔️read kids a book
✔️listen to music
✔️go to bed
✔️...and buy.absolutely.nothing.
Ban #BlackFriday
#BuyNothing #ClimateCrisis
✔️make myself a great coffee
✔️finish that presentation I'm working on
✔️call my dad
✔️go home
✔️enjoy dinner with family
✔️read kids a book
✔️listen to music
✔️go to bed
✔️...and buy.absolutely.nothing.
Ban #BlackFriday
#BuyNothing #ClimateCrisis
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This Friday, I'll
✔️make myself a great coffee
✔️finish that presentation I'm working on
✔️call my dad
✔️go home
✔️enjoy dinner with family
✔️read kids a book
✔️listen to music
✔️go to bed
✔️...and buy.absolutely.nothing.
Ban #BlackFriday
#BuyNothing #ClimateCrisis
✔️make myself a great coffee
✔️finish that presentation I'm working on
✔️call my dad
✔️go home
✔️enjoy dinner with family
✔️read kids a book
✔️listen to music
✔️go to bed
✔️...and buy.absolutely.nothing.
Ban #BlackFriday
#BuyNothing #ClimateCrisis
‼️Nearly 1 in 3 survivors in Europe do not receive the health sector support they need - services for women and girls fall well below #WHO standards.
New report “Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls" 👇
tinyurl.com/4pwn3aab
#EndViolence #Health
New report “Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls" 👇
tinyurl.com/4pwn3aab
#EndViolence #Health
Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls
Publicaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud
tinyurl.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
‼️Nearly 1 in 3 survivors in Europe do not receive the health sector support they need - services for women and girls fall well below #WHO standards.
New report “Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls" 👇
tinyurl.com/4pwn3aab
#EndViolence #Health
New report “Care, courage, change: health-sector leadership in tackling violence against women and girls" 👇
tinyurl.com/4pwn3aab
#EndViolence #Health
840 million women have faced partner or sexual violence in their lifetime 👉 lnkd.in/d-5UGtwH
For decades, figures have remained unchanged.
Instead of campaigns addressing violence against women, I want the campaigns to address violence committed by men.
@who.int
#VAW
youtu.be/HDcqAgV_388?...
For decades, figures have remained unchanged.
Instead of campaigns addressing violence against women, I want the campaigns to address violence committed by men.
@who.int
#VAW
youtu.be/HDcqAgV_388?...
Gender-based violence is a public health crisis
YouTube video by WHO European Region
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
840 million women have faced partner or sexual violence in their lifetime 👉 lnkd.in/d-5UGtwH
For decades, figures have remained unchanged.
Instead of campaigns addressing violence against women, I want the campaigns to address violence committed by men.
@who.int
#VAW
youtu.be/HDcqAgV_388?...
For decades, figures have remained unchanged.
Instead of campaigns addressing violence against women, I want the campaigns to address violence committed by men.
@who.int
#VAW
youtu.be/HDcqAgV_388?...
The Pan-European Commission on Climate & Health calls on leaders at #COP30: Put health at the ❤️ of climate action to:
✅Save lives & livelihoods
✅End fossil fuel dependence
✅Reduce heat-related deaths
✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems
👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz
#PECCH #ClimateAction
✅Save lives & livelihoods
✅End fossil fuel dependence
✅Reduce heat-related deaths
✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems
👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz
#PECCH #ClimateAction
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The Pan-European Commission on Climate & Health calls on leaders at #COP30: Put health at the ❤️ of climate action to:
✅Save lives & livelihoods
✅End fossil fuel dependence
✅Reduce heat-related deaths
✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems
👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz
#PECCH #ClimateAction
✅Save lives & livelihoods
✅End fossil fuel dependence
✅Reduce heat-related deaths
✅Build climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems
👉https://rb.gy/lxr3rz
#PECCH #ClimateAction
Reposted by Petra Hongell
“After two years of brutal warfare, a fragile ceasefire offers some respite to an exhausted population — but the road to recovery in #Gaza will be long and difficult,” UNRWA Commissioner-General says in @theguardian.com.
Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“After two years of brutal warfare, a fragile ceasefire offers some respite to an exhausted population — but the road to recovery in #Gaza will be long and difficult,” UNRWA Commissioner-General says in @theguardian.com.
Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Read the full opinion piece: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One of the perks of the #biking commute in #Copenhagen: the occasionally stunning views.
Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all.
💙
Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all.
💙
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the perks of the #biking commute in #Copenhagen: the occasionally stunning views.
Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all.
💙
Giant moon over the lakes this evening. And with a bike, you can just stop, take a moment, and admire the beauty of it all.
💙
The essential read ahead of #COP30 - the WMO #StateofClimate update 2025 - is out.
Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q
youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q
youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
WMO State of Climate Update for COP30
YouTube video by World Meteorological Organization - WMO
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The essential read ahead of #COP30 - the WMO #StateofClimate update 2025 - is out.
Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q
youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
Full report: bit.ly/4qZR52q
youtu.be/KIvz7IuN2JQ?...
WHOs European Programme of Work #EPW2 is now officially adopted at #RC75CPH — a roadmap for a healthier Europe, achieved together with 53 Member States and partners.
5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
WHOs European Programme of Work #EPW2 is now officially adopted at #RC75CPH — a roadmap for a healthier Europe, achieved together with 53 Member States and partners.
5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
5 priorities. 2 cross-cutting initiatives. 1 shared vision.
Read more:
🔗 bit.ly/3CYBM5F
We have kicked off #RC75CPH - the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe - which will determine health priorities for the region for the next five years.
Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV
@who.int
Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV
@who.int
75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
28–30 October 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We have kicked off #RC75CPH - the 75th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe - which will determine health priorities for the region for the next five years.
Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV
@who.int
Tune in and follow the discussions live here 🎥 bit.ly/3J17zWV
@who.int
Reposted by Petra Hongell
#Covid showed us that countries can act when they want to.
Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel.
We've done it before, and we can do it again.
Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
@wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel.
We've done it before, and we can do it again.
Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
@wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#Covid showed us that countries can act when they want to.
Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel.
We've done it before, and we can do it again.
Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
@wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
Global emissions dropped by 2.4 BN tonnes in 2020, mostly from reduced travel.
We've done it before, and we can do it again.
Time to choose #climate and #health over convenience.
wmo.int/news/media-c...
@wmo-global.bsky.social @who.int
Good news for our younger children and adolescents and their life online - kudos to @eu2025dk.bsky.social!
The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
EU digital ministers have concluded two days of discussions on how to better protect minors online, where 27 European countries agreed on the ’The Jutland Declaration: Shaping a Safe Online World for Minors’.
👉 Read more here: danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
👉 Read more here: danish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/eu-m...
October 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Good news for our younger children and adolescents and their life online - kudos to @eu2025dk.bsky.social!
The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
The #JutlandDeclaration calls for stronger online protections for minors, and advocates for #EU-wide legal requirements for effective and privacy-preserving age verification on social media.
🚨 Earth’s climate and nature are already passing tipping points as global warming approaches 1.5°C
✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale
💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now.
#GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale
💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now.
#GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
In this new report, we provide a check on the status of critical Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
➡️ Full report: global-tipping-points.org
#GTPR2025 #COP30 @exeter.ac.uk @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🚨 Earth’s climate and nature are already passing tipping points as global warming approaches 1.5°C
✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale
💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now.
#GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
✅ But this report identifies how positive tipping points can drive decarbonisation at scale
💚To protect our health and that of the planet, we need decisive #ClimatAction now.
#GTPR2025 #TippingPoints
📢NEW REPORT📢 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report #depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts.
Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇
iris.who.int/items/7324bf...
@cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int
#WMHD
Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇
iris.who.int/items/7324bf...
@cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int
#WMHD
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📢NEW REPORT📢 1 in 3 doctors and nurses report #depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts.
Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇
iris.who.int/items/7324bf...
@cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int
#WMHD
Read the full #MeNDsurvey report on the #MentalHealth of doctors and nurses here👇
iris.who.int/items/7324bf...
@cibersam.bsky.social @efnnma.bsky.social @who.int
#WMHD
Today is World Mental Health Day!
#WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway.
🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
#WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway.
🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
October 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today is World Mental Health Day!
#WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway.
🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
#WHO/Europe has launched the largest ever survey of the mental health and well-being of doctors and nurses in the EU27, + Iceland & Norway.
🔴 Watch LIVE as we kick off at 09:00 CEST with the report launch and its key findings
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4nmCb3U
We're on - join us!
🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍
Meet today’s expert speakers!
🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k
#ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH
@who.int
🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍
Meet today’s expert speakers!
🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k
#ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH
@who.int
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
We're on - join us!
🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍
Meet today’s expert speakers!
🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k
#ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH
@who.int
🌍3ʳᵈ hearing of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health #PECCH 🌍
Meet today’s expert speakers!
🔗 For more information and to register: bit.ly/4nEsj5k
#ClimateAction #Health #EuroClimateHealthCommission #PECCH
@who.int
Reposted by Petra Hongell
In the past hour, Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as it entered Palestinian territory.
But at the press conference following today’s EUCO meeting, no one at the podium was willing to comment 👇
We're live at the summit: ow.ly/qBVY50X5hqu
But at the press conference following today’s EUCO meeting, no one at the podium was willing to comment 👇
We're live at the summit: ow.ly/qBVY50X5hqu
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In the past hour, Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as it entered Palestinian territory.
But at the press conference following today’s EUCO meeting, no one at the podium was willing to comment 👇
We're live at the summit: ow.ly/qBVY50X5hqu
But at the press conference following today’s EUCO meeting, no one at the podium was willing to comment 👇
We're live at the summit: ow.ly/qBVY50X5hqu
Reposted by Petra Hongell
BREAKING: Reports of spontaneous protests erupting in European cities tonight in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was illegally attacked by Israel an hour ago.
Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin🇩🇪 & Rome🇮🇹 - and these are the current scenes in Brussels🇧🇪 👇
Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin🇩🇪 & Rome🇮🇹 - and these are the current scenes in Brussels🇧🇪 👇
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
BREAKING: Reports of spontaneous protests erupting in European cities tonight in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was illegally attacked by Israel an hour ago.
Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin🇩🇪 & Rome🇮🇹 - and these are the current scenes in Brussels🇧🇪 👇
Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin🇩🇪 & Rome🇮🇹 - and these are the current scenes in Brussels🇧🇪 👇
Meeting #JaneGoodall back in 2017 was an unforgettable experience, and my mum's book from 1972 got her signature in it.
She wasn't impressed by its age and had little patience for small talk. She had a single focus: protecting this earth and its earthlings.
Thank you.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
She wasn't impressed by its age and had little patience for small talk. She had a single focus: protecting this earth and its earthlings.
Thank you.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Meeting #JaneGoodall back in 2017 was an unforgettable experience, and my mum's book from 1972 got her signature in it.
She wasn't impressed by its age and had little patience for small talk. She had a single focus: protecting this earth and its earthlings.
Thank you.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
She wasn't impressed by its age and had little patience for small talk. She had a single focus: protecting this earth and its earthlings.
Thank you.
www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...
I still feel @bsky.app is like breathing fresh air. 🌬
Thank you, people - and this community has (once again) been mentioned. Keep it up.
👇
www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
Thank you, people - and this community has (once again) been mentioned. Keep it up.
👇
www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
www.noemamag.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I still feel @bsky.app is like breathing fresh air. 🌬
Thank you, people - and this community has (once again) been mentioned. Keep it up.
👇
www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
Thank you, people - and this community has (once again) been mentioned. Keep it up.
👇
www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
In case you missed it:
Humankind has now exceeded seven out of nine planetary boundaries.
Every breach will affect our health.
www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...
Humankind has now exceeded seven out of nine planetary boundaries.
Every breach will affect our health.
www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached
A major new scientific review, “Planetary Health Check 2025”, shows that seven of nine planetary boundaries have now been exceeded. For the first time, this also includes the boundary for ocean acidif...
www.stockholmresilience.org
September 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In case you missed it:
Humankind has now exceeded seven out of nine planetary boundaries.
Every breach will affect our health.
www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...
Humankind has now exceeded seven out of nine planetary boundaries.
Every breach will affect our health.
www.stockholmresilience.org/news--events...
Concerned about the ongoing discussion on #paracetamol and #autism? Currently, no consistent association has been established.
Here's @who.int statement on the topic. 👇
💙We all want to protect our children. Any medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy.
www.who.int/news/item/24...
Here's @who.int statement on the topic. 👇
💙We all want to protect our children. Any medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy.
www.who.int/news/item/24...
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) ...
www.who.int
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Concerned about the ongoing discussion on #paracetamol and #autism? Currently, no consistent association has been established.
Here's @who.int statement on the topic. 👇
💙We all want to protect our children. Any medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy.
www.who.int/news/item/24...
Here's @who.int statement on the topic. 👇
💙We all want to protect our children. Any medicine should be used with caution during pregnancy.
www.who.int/news/item/24...
Vaccines
⏱️save more than five lives every minute
💚protect against severe disease and disability
🏨reduce the burden on health systems
💰protect families from sinking into extreme poverty
Today's read 👇
www.who.int/news/item/22...
⏱️save more than five lives every minute
💚protect against severe disease and disability
🏨reduce the burden on health systems
💰protect families from sinking into extreme poverty
Today's read 👇
www.who.int/news/item/22...
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - September 2025
We are at a critical juncture. While best estimates conclude that vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives in the past 50 years, the potential for their impact for future decades is increasingl...
www.who.int
September 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Vaccines
⏱️save more than five lives every minute
💚protect against severe disease and disability
🏨reduce the burden on health systems
💰protect families from sinking into extreme poverty
Today's read 👇
www.who.int/news/item/22...
⏱️save more than five lives every minute
💚protect against severe disease and disability
🏨reduce the burden on health systems
💰protect families from sinking into extreme poverty
Today's read 👇
www.who.int/news/item/22...
What would have happened without the #MontrealProtocol?
🌍 Collapse of the ozone layer
🔆 2M cases of skin cancer each year by 2030
🌱 Disrupted ecosystems & food chains due to UV damage
🌡️ 0.5-1°C additional global warming by 2100
🌳 580BN tons less carbon stored
wmo.int/news/media-c...
🌍 Collapse of the ozone layer
🔆 2M cases of skin cancer each year by 2030
🌱 Disrupted ecosystems & food chains due to UV damage
🌡️ 0.5-1°C additional global warming by 2100
🌳 580BN tons less carbon stored
wmo.int/news/media-c...
WMO Bulletin shows successful recovery of ozone layer, driven by science
wmo.int
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
What would have happened without the #MontrealProtocol?
🌍 Collapse of the ozone layer
🔆 2M cases of skin cancer each year by 2030
🌱 Disrupted ecosystems & food chains due to UV damage
🌡️ 0.5-1°C additional global warming by 2100
🌳 580BN tons less carbon stored
wmo.int/news/media-c...
🌍 Collapse of the ozone layer
🔆 2M cases of skin cancer each year by 2030
🌱 Disrupted ecosystems & food chains due to UV damage
🌡️ 0.5-1°C additional global warming by 2100
🌳 580BN tons less carbon stored
wmo.int/news/media-c...