WHO Award For Indian Film ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’

• A documentary titled ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’ has won a special prize in the ‘Health for All’ category at the 4th Annual Health for All Film Festival held at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.
• The documentary has been directed by Vandita Saharia of She was the only Indian among the winners.

ABOUT THE NEWS

• This documentary has been directed by Vandita Saharia from Rajasthan. She was the only Indian in the list of winners.
• The 32-minute documentary ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’ focuses on the relationship between domestic violence, climate change and human trafficking.
• The ceremony announced the winning films for seven different categories, while four films received special mentions by the jury.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

• Establishment: 7th April, 1948
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Member: 194 countries
• It is an intergovernmental organization that usually works in collaboration with the ministries of health of its member states.