Upgraded SunSmart Global UV App launched with new features to enhance sun protection

An updated version of the SunSmart Global UV app, a key tool in combatting UV-related health issues, has been launched by a group of United Nations agencies. The new version of the app works on all mobile devices and includes a number of new features and improvements.

The app allows users to track UV levels and receive personalized sun protection advice for up to 10 locations, thereby helping people take preventive measures against excessive UV exposure, which is a leading cause of skin cancer and other related diseases. Excessive UV radiation from the sun leads to over 1.5 million skin cancers annually.

The app, which is co-launched by the ILO, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization and the World Meterological Organization, was first launched in 2022. It offers UV and weather forecasts that include national and local data streams, highlighting times and places when sun protection is essential.