World Information Transfer, Inc., (WIT) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations, promoting environmental health and literacy.
In 1987, inspired by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, WIT was formed in recognition of the pressing...
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World Information Transfer, Inc., (WIT) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations, promoting environmental health and literacy.
In 1987, inspired by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, WIT was formed in recognition of the pressing need to provide accurate actionable information about our deteriorating global environment and its effect on human health to opinion leaders and concerned citizens around the world.
WIT exercises its mandate through:
The publication of the World Ecology Report, a quarterly digest of critical issues in health and environment, published in five languages and distributed to opinion leaders around the world, and for free in developing countries.
The annual international conference on Health and the Environment: Global Partners for Global Solutions held at United Nations headquarters in New York since 1992. The world's leading authorities in the field of environmental medicine share their latest findings and discuss possible solutions with leaders in governments, business, organizations, and the media.
Development of Humanities Library CD-ROM projects focusing on sustainable development and human health.
Since 1995, WIT has been providing and promoting humanitarian relief to areas devastated by environmental degradation. Supplies and equipment have been sent to hospitals and orphanages in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl fallout.
Centers for Health & Environment providing centralized specific scientific data pertaining to health and sustainability issues. The objective of the Centers is to provide ongoing research, education and implementation of corrective programs. The first center was opened in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1992 and moved to Lviv, Ukraine, in 1996 to K. Levyckoho 11a, #15, telephone/fax: 322-76 40 39. The second opened in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1997, at Bir Hassan, United nations Street, al-Salam building, telephone: 961-1-853657.
WIT currently operates from headquarters in New York City with regional directors in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Holland, India, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Nigeria, Russia, Switzerland, USA, Ukraine.
WIT is on the Board of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations or CONGO.
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