UN Special Representative for Iraq plants palm tree as part of ‘Healthier Tomorrow’ challenge
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, accepted the “Healthier Tomorrow” challenge and planted a palm tree at the United Nations compound in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Sunday.
“The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, accepted the Healthier Tomorrow challenge from World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Iraq, Dr. Ahmed Zouiten, and planted a palm tree today at the UN Integrated Compound in Baghdad,” tweeted the United Nations Assistant Mission to Iraq (UNAMI).
SRSG @JeanineHennis accepted the #HealthierTomorrow challenge from @WHOIraq rep. @DrAhmedZouiten , and planted a palm tree today at the UN Integrated Compound in #Baghdad.
— UNAMI (@UNIraq) April 10, 2022
The Challenge is part of #WorldHealthDay 2022, under the slogan “Our planet, our health”. pic.twitter.com/MCPNGS8Uoo
The challenge is part of World Health Day 2022, under the slogan “Our planet, our health.”
World Health Day is celebrated every year on Apr. 7 to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the WHO in 1948.
Each year for this date, a theme is chosen that highlights an area of priority concern for WHO.
In the face of the current pandemic, a polluted planet, and increasing disease, the theme for World Health Day 2022 is: “Our Planet, Our Health.”