Blog, UN, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA)
Animal welfare is still missing at the UN and particularly in its Agenda for the Environment, even if it benefits from a growing recognition at the UN, particularly in the reports of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN Secretary-General. With the...
Blog, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
Joining ambition with expertise On this World Environment Day, WFA is pleased to be coordinating efforts to advance animal protection at the UN Environment Assembly. As part of this, WFA is glad to announce its partnership with the Global Pact coalition towards the...
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...
