Important gaps on the food security and nutrition world agenda
We welcome the draft Note on Critical, Emerging and Enduring Issues of the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition. This is of particular relevance at the current juncture with the looming triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity...
To build back better, we need to prevent new crises by improving animal welfare
In the lead up to the UN High Level Political Forum, the World Federation for Animals (WFA) is advocating for an ambitious Ministerial Declaration that calls for actions and holistic approaches with a positive impact on animals and which can accelerate sustainable...
3 takeaways from the latest IPCC report
On 4 April 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the intergovernmental body tasked under the UN to act as a clearing house for scientific information about human-induced climate change, released the third part of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which...
Science, empathy, and a little less selfishness
James Yeates, CEO of World Federation for Animals In its 2020 report on Harmony with Nature, the UN Secretary-General stated that a “first step to recognizing the rights of Nature is the recognition that non-human animals are sentient beings”. It is noteworthy that...