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WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air

A haze caused by dust covers the capital Nicosia, in the southeast Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Monday, April 4, 2022. The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn't meet its standards for air quality. The World Health Organization is calling for more action reduce fossil-use use that generate pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A haze caused by a dust covers the capital Nicosia, in the southeast Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Monday, April 4, 2022. The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn't meet its standards for air quality. The World Health Organization is calling for more action reduce fossil-use use that generate pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

A haze caused by dust covers the capital Nicosia, in the southeast Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Monday, April 4, 2022. The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn't meet its standards for air quality. The World Health Organization is calling for more action reduce fossil-use use that generate pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Haze hangs over the fields outskirt of capital Nicosia, in the southeast Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Monday, April 4, 2022. The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn't meet its standards for air quality. The World Health Organization is calling for more action reduce fossil-use use that generate pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

FILE - Commuters drive on a road engulfed in smog in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. The U.N. health agency said Monday, April 4, 2022, nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

FILE - Workers clean oil from Cavero Beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. The U.N. health agency said Monday, April 4, 2022, nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

FILE - A woman wearing a face mask to protect from COVID-19 walks against the office buildings in Central Business District shrouded by pollution haze in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. The U.N. health agency said Monday, April 4, 2022, nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, United States, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The U.N. health agency said Monday, April 4, 2022, nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - A man who scavenges recyclable materials for a living rests to smoke a cigarette on a mountain of garage amidst smoke from burning trash at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in the capital Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. The U.N. health agency said Monday, April 4, 2022, nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air