News, One Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
On 1st December 2021, the World Health Assembly decided to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body under the World Health Organization (WHO) to draft and negotiate an international instrument strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The...
One Health, One Welfare, World Health Organization (WHO)
James Yeates, CEO of World Federation for Animals We must learn from the pandemic, or we are doomed to repeat it. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the worldwide health of humans, domestic animals, wild animals, and the environment are interdependent....
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...
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...
