The World Health Organization (WHO) published his 2025 report on the Global Tobacco epidemic on Monday, focusing on the six policies described in the Mower Tobacco control measures.

Since 2007, 155 countries have implemented at least one of these political prescriptions, which has resulted in more than 6.1 billion people – or three -quarters of the world’s population – now in profit: however, major shortcomings remain.

Here are the six political recommendations:

• Mon tobacco use and prevention policies;
• PPeople with tobacco smoke with smoke -free air legislation;
• OAbandonment aid to leave tobacco use;
• WArneing on the dangers of tobacco with pack labels and mass media;
• EProhibition to strengthen advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco; And
• RAishing taxes on tobacco.

Strike gains

Some 110 countries now require graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging and WHOThe new report reveals that the strategy has provided striking gains in the fight against consumption.

As one of the key measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), graphic health warnings make damage to tobacco visibly clear and difficult to ignore.

There was also an increasing tendency to regulate the use of electronic cigarettes or ends – electronic nicotine delivery systems – the number of countries regulating or prohibiting the extremities from 1222 to 2022 to 133 in 2024.

Major gaps

Although very effective, 110 countries have not launched anti-tobacco campaigns since 2022, despite the dark statistics that around 1.3 million people continue to die of used smoke each year.

Forty countries have still not adopted a single MPOWER measure and more than 30 countries still authorize selling cigarettes without compulsory health warnings. The United Nations health agency calls for urgent action in the fields where the momentum is lagging behind.

“” The government must act boldly to fill the remaining gaps, strengthen the application and invest in proven tools that save lives“Said Ruediger Krech, director of health promotion.

Although there are records that exist to be beaten – the Olympics, for example – these extremes of monthly temperature are not worthy of the medal. And yet China was not the only Asian country to set a burst of new peaks in 2024.

The continent heats up twice as fast as the world average, according to a report published Monday by the World Meteorological Organization (Wmo). This warming rate – which shows no signs of stopping – leads to devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods in the region, and no country is exempt from the consequences.

“” A rigorous extreme time is already an unacceptable toll“Said the secretary general of the WMO, Celeste Saulo on Monday.

Large land mass, warmer temperatures

The WMO report said that Asia warms up twice as quickly as the world’s averages due to its large land mass, explaining that land temperatures increase more quickly than those on the sea.

“” Surface temperature variations have a significant impact on natural systems and on human beings“Said the report.

The oceans around Asia also experience temperature increases with surface temperatures in the Indian and peaceful oceans reaching record levels in 2024.

In addition, prolonged heat waves, both on land and on the sea, have wreaked havoc in the region, leading to the melting of glaciers and upwards of the sea level.

Too little water

Some Asian countries and communities have been ravaged by record precipitation. Northern Kerala in India, for example, experienced a deadly landslide that killed more than 350 people.

Record precipitation associated with the melting snow in Kazakhstan, which houses thousands of glaciers, has led to the worst floods in 70 years.

Others were ravaged by the exact opposite problem – not enough precipitation. Summer drought in China, for example, affected more than 4.76 million people and damaged hundreds of thousands of hectares of cultures.

WMO stressed in the report that the only way to adapt to these increasingly polar weather models is to install more complete early alert systems which are coupled with capacity building measures that allow communities to be more resilient.

Nepal: a case study in preparation

The WMO report praised the success that Nepal has experienced in the installation of early alert systems that monitor the risk of flooding, among others, even if they have declared that more complete measures were necessary.

Between September 26 and 28, 2024, Nepal experienced extreme precipitation which created landslides and floods through large expanses of the country. 246 people were killed, 178 injured and more than 200 missing following the climate emergency.

Although the impact of the crisis is extreme, the first flood alert systems allowed communities to prepare for evacuation in addition to crisis stakeholders to quickly reach the most affected regions.

“” It was the first time in 65 years that the flood was so bad. We had no victim thanks to the preparation and rescue measures, but the damage was deepened“Said Rameh Karki, mayor of Barahakshetra, a municipality affected in eastern Nepal.

In addition, complete national protocols on emergency financing assured that the financing of humanitarian and reconstruction needs was quickly dispersed throughout the country.

WMO said they were working with the Nepalese government and other partners to continue improving these systems.

“The work of national meteorological and hydrological services and their partners is more important than ever to save lives and livelihoods,” said Ms. Saulo.

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea), was addressed to the Council of Agency Governors, in the midst of new reports of new Israeli missile strikes on Iranian military sites in Tehran and elsewhere earlier on Monday. Iranian fire fire has also been reported through Israel.

Mr. Grossi – who also discussed a Emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday – insisted that the agency’s arms inspectors should return to Iranian nuclear sites and take into account their stocks.

There is a particular concern of around 400 kilograms of uranium enriched at 60% by Iran.

Under the terms of a 2015 nuclear agreement with the international community, Iran is authorized to enrich natural radioactive materials within four percent.

“Corteres are now visible on the Fordow site, the main location of Iran to enrich the 60%uranium, indicating the use of penetrating ammunition on the ground; This complies with the statements of the United States, “he told the Council of IAEA Governors.”Currently, no one comprising the IAEA, is able to fully evaluate the underground damage in Fordow. »»

Mr. Grossi said that taking into account the highly explosive payload used in American attacks, “very important damage should have taken place” very Sensitive centrifuge machines used to enrich Uranium with Fordow.

Several sites have struck

Fordow is one of the many nuclear sites across Iran that are known to have been damaged in strikes by the United States, including those of Esfahan, Arak and Tehran.

In comments to the UN Security advice On Sunday, in New York, the head of the IAEA said that although the radiation levels remained normal outside these nuclear installations, deep concerns remained concerning the Iran operational nuclear power plant in Bushehr.

Any strike on Bushehr could trigger a release of massive influence in the region – “the risk is real,” said Grosi.

Eleven days after Israel launched air and missile strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites, some 430 people were killed in Iran, most civilians.

According to Israeli reports, 25 people were killed and more than 1,300 injured by Iranian missiles.