You are warmly invited to join global leaders, policymakers, scientists and health experts for Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action – the inaugural High-Level Side Event on indoor air quality, to take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

Airborne diseases and pollutants may be invisible, but their impact is undeniable. As global populations spend around 90% of time indoors, access to clean and healthy indoor air is no longer optional—it’s essential.

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 3.30pm – 5.30pm 
Venue: UN Headquarters, New York

Co-sponsored by: France and Montenegro

Convened by: Australian Academy of Science, Burnet Institute, 
Brown University School of Public Health and The OSLUV Project.

• H.E. Mr Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro
• High-Level Representative of France, TBC
• Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General, UN and Executive Director, UNEP
• Caroline Fredrickson, Director, Research and Publications, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• High-Level Representative, World Health Organization (WHO), TBC
• Professor Joseph G. Allen, Director, Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Anna-Maria Arabia, Chief Executive, Australian Academy of Science
• Professor Bettina Borisch, CEO, World Federation of Public Health Associations
• Dr Kerry Kinney, President, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
• Professor Lidia Morawska, Director, Thrive, Queensland University of Technology
• Dr Jagat Narula, President, World Heart Federation
• Sotirios Papathanasiou, Lead Author, Global Open Air Quality Standards (GO AQS)
• Plum Stone, Founder and CEO, The Safer Air Project
• Katherine H. Walsh, Assistant Director of Planning, Engineering, Sustainability and Environment, Boston Public Schools
• and others to be confirmed. 

This event will:

• Highlight the critical importance of Healthy Indoor Air
• Showcase best practices and scientific innovation
• Inspire global collaboration and foster new networks
• Include the launch of the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air