Blog, HLPF, One Health, One Welfare
Statement submitted in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council in the run-up to the High-Level Political Forum, 13 – 16 July 2021: COVID-19 has brought into focus how current practices present risks not only to our health, but to economic...
Blog, HLPF, UN Sustainable Development Agenda
Statement by World Federation for Animals Policy Director Jessica Bridgers, on behalf of the NGO Major Group at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development session “Building resilience against future shocks through structural changes and investment in...
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...