safety

Ducks sold at poultry market in Hanoi

UN warns Asia-Pacific faces acute food safety risk; ‘danger just round the corner’

24 May 2004
With one person dying every 45 seconds from food- and water-borne diseases in Asia and the Pacific alone, the area faces serious risks in densely populated zones, two United Nations agencies said today at the start of a regional meeting seeking to head off future threats to public health and international trade.

14 European states sign on to new air treaty with unlimited accident liability – UN

4 May 2004
A new international air treaty granting accident victims potentially unlimited compensation in place of the few thousand dollars offered by the previous system will become effective next month for 14 more European countries, the United Nations civil aviation agency has announced.

UN labour agency observes annual day promoting workplace safety

28 April 2004
In the 20th anniversary year of the massive Union Carbide factory gas leak that affected nearly 250,000 people in Bhopal, India, the United Nations labour agency today observed its annual "World Day for Safety and Health at Work" with a worldwide commemoration of those who lost life or health in workplace accidents.
Louise Fréchette addresses Assembly

UN urges reducing number of people killed by road crashes annually

14 April 2004
Although fatalism is being encouraged by use of the word "accidents" for vehicular collisions, people must be made aware that the crashes, now causing 1.2 million deaths per year, can be reduced or prevented, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today.