All WHO articles
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Article
Trump’s many executive orders – and some potential effects
US President Trump has already issued a number of executive orders (EOs) since his recent swearing-in. Join us for a selective review.
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Article
Outlook 2025: Chances for the sporting goods industry
What does 2025 have in store for the sporting goods industry? Our comprehensive analysis finds six opportunities for growth.
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News briefs
FIFA and Qatar launch FIFA World Cup 2022 Legacy Fund with WTO, WHO and UNHCR
A US$50 million investiment will be allocated to tackling issues related to refugees, public health and jobs as well as football development.
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News briefs
European Week of Sport aims to get kids moving
With thousands of activities all around Europe, the EU wants to inspire its young population to move more.
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Infographics & Data
Physical inactivity among adolescents and adults
The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights a significant global challenge: adolescents and adults are not meeting recommended physical activity levels.
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Global decline of physical movement and how the sporting goods industry can take up this challenge
The global decline in physical activity poses serious health risks, and the sporting goods industry is uniquely positioned to address this challenge through innovative initiatives.
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WFSGI CEO Emma Zwiebler: “We need to tackle the physical activity crisis by harnessing the power of our industry”
Physical inactivity is on the rise, posing a major threat to public health and the sporting goods industry.
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News briefs
WFSGI and sporting goods companies react to WHO’s inactivity data
According to the WHO, 31 percent of adults are “inactive” and “not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity (just 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week).” This figure, it predicts, will at the current rate of change rise to 35 percent by 2030. It stood at ...
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International Women’s Day: Sport is making progress and still has a long way to go
Women have gained more visibility and relevance in sports, but what impact does this have?
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WFSGI to tackle physical inactivity with new strategic plan for the sporting goods industry
The World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) unveiled a strategic plan at ISPO Munich 2023. The aim is to take on the historically high rate of physical inactivity.
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Hamburg Declaration to combat physical inactivity renewed, IOC supports efforts
Despite individual political efforts, including the German Prevention Act in 2015 and, in 2020, the World Health Organization’s “Global action plan on physical activity,” the trend toward global inactivity has not yet been significantly reduced or even reversed. Renowned scientific societies and organizations have therefore been calling for years on ...
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News briefs
FIFA and WHO extend collaboration
FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to extend their collaboration to promote health through football worldwide. FIFA president Gianni Infantino and WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a four-year extension to the Memorandum of Understanding, which has been in place since 2019, during the 76th World Health ...
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WFSGI cooperates with WHO to improve global health
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva that establishes a framework for collaboration to improve global health through increased physical activity and sports participation. Recent industry data shows that health and well-being are on ...
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WHO/OECD report highlights financial and health costs of physical inactivity in Europe
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), produced in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and with funding from the European Union, highlights the impact that increasing physical activity levels would have on the health of the population and the economy in the continent. ...
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News briefs
New joint IOC-WHO program to promote physical activity
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a new joint program to strengthen the role of sport in contributing to reducing physical inactivity and fostering active lives. According to a recent report by the WHO, 81 percent of adolescents and 27.5 percent of adults ...
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WHO highlights the cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022, WHO’s first dedicated assessment of global progress on country implementation of policy recommendations of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA) 2018-2030. The GAPP is meant to help countries increase levels of participation in ...
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European Alliance for Physical Activity launched by cross-sector associations
ENOS, EuropeActive, FESI and It’s Great Out There Coalition have launched the European Physical Activity Alliance (EPAA), a new organization designed to promote the benefits of health-enhancing physical activity for physical, social and mental health and well-being. The EPAA was launched during an online event that attracted more than 200 ...
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WHO issues tougher physical activity guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new version of its recommendations on the amount of physical activity that is required to offer significant health benefits and mitigate health risks. According to the agency, four out of five adolescents and one out of four adults are not practicing enough ...