Blog, UN, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
By Catherine Chumo, Senior Information Officer – Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) The urgent need to place animal welfare at the center of international policy comes following years of working together to protect and conserve animals and facing immense...
HLPF, One Health, One Welfare, SDGs, UN, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Animals are often overlooked in discussions at the UN level, but with the origins of COVID-19 bringing the linkage between human, animal and environmental health to the forefront, animals have suddenly become a diplomatic issue at the UN. Many bodies develop inputs...
Animals in armed conflicts, Blog, Regional Economic Communities
How animals are harmed by armed conflicts and military activities Wild and domesticated animals have long-suffered abuse, injury or death in armed conflicts. In this blog, Janice Cox and Jackson Zee explore this history of harm and the reasons behind it, arguing that...
Committee on Food Security, Farmed animals, Food and Agriculture Organization, UN, UN Food Systems Summit
Why the UN Food Systems Summit is Crucial for Animals, People and the Planet As a lifelong naturalist who lives on a farm, I am acutely aware of how food, nature and the countryside are interlinked. The other day, I managed to capture on film my first face-on barn owl...