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Arjan van Houwelingen, Chief, Strategic Policy and Public Affairs, WFA Date: 18 January 2023 On 14 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two resolutions that recall and welcome the animal welfare – environment – sustainable development...
Blog, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)
On 2 March 2022, the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the highest-level decision-making body on the environment adopted 14 resolutions to strengthen actions for nature. In addition to the animal welfare nexus resolution, a big win for humans, animals, and the planet,...
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...
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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...
