Supporting Sentience
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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...
Exciting Opportunity to join WFA as Finance & Administration Manager
WFA is seeking our new Finance & Administration Manager: a driven and methodical individual to manage the finances and governance of our Federation. If you are seeking an exciting and fresh opportunity to change the world, apply! Applications are encouraged from...
One Health essential to prevent pandemics
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...
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...
A collective strategy to achieve global impact for animals by 2030
As members of the World Federation for Animals (WFA), leading animal protection organisations from across the globe have agreed on a joint strategy to improve the well-being of all animals and end their exploitation and suffering worldwide. Under the strategy, 168...
Science, empathy, and a little less selfishness
In its 2020 report on Harmony with Nature,...
Hopeful signs but yet frustrating pace at UN Biodiversity Talks
On 29 March 2022, UN negotiations on the much needed Global Biodiversity Framework ended. While a new draft of the Framework was adopted, delegations will need to continue discussions to complete and refine the text and targets in Nairobi, on 21-26 June 2022. WFA,...
Three other UNEA-5 resolutions that you need to know
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,...