G7 seru gencatan senjata global semasa Sukan Olimpik Paris

BARI (Itali): Tujuh negara perindustrian terkemuka dunia berkempen agar pihak-pihak bertelagah melaksanakan gencatan senjata semasa Sukan Olimpik musim panas ini di Paris.

Pada akhir sidang kemuncak ketua-ketua negara Kumpulan Tujuh (G7) pada Sabtu, Perdana Menteri Itali, Giorgia Meloni berkata seluruh anggota menyokong agar tiada peperangan semasa temasya itu, lapor Agensi Berita Jerman ( dpa).

Tuntutan ini juga termasuk dalam pengisytiharan rasmi akhir. Sukan Olimpik Paris bermula pada 16 Julai dan berakhir pada 11 Ogos.

Meloni berkata idea gencatan senjata Olimpik baharu telah dikemukakan oleh Perancis dalam perbincangan G7.

Kumpulan itu terdiri daripada Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom, Jerman, Perancis, Itali, Jepun dan Kanada.

"Ia adalah cadangan yang baik dan diterima sebulat suara," kata pemimpin Itali itu.

Bagaimanapun, memandangkan banyak peperangan berlaku di Ukraine, Asia Barat dan kawasan lain di dunia, idea itu tidak dianggap mempunyai banyak peluang untuk berjaya.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.