Q&A: Bringing animal welfare to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly
In a conversation with Austin Wallace, our International Affairs Officer, we explain how we bring animal welfare into three key UN General Assembly resolutions...
Putting animal welfare on the agenda at the UN High-Level Political Forum 2025
WFA urges governments at the 2025 UN HLPF to include animal welfare in the Ministerial Declaration. Animal welfare is vital for SDG 3 and SDG 14, tackling AMR, ocean health...
UN Ocean Conference 2025: Key outcomes for marine animals
The third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded with a new political declaration encouraging progress on ocean sustainability.
Our 2024 Review: A year of progress for animals in global policy
2024 was a year of strategic advocacy, collective action, and progress for animals on the ...
September’s key global events: A crucial month for animal welfare
September is shaping up to be a busy month for the global community and the ...
Introducing animal welfare into the sustainable livestock sector transformation debate
Meeting of the FAO sub-committee on Livestock The FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) is set ...
Animal welfare is an opportunity to increase food security
All human beings have the right to adequate food, including all the nutritional elements needed ...
World Federation for Animals commits to elevating animal welfare in the sustainable development agenda at first-ever General Assembly
Copenhagen, Denmark (May 15, 2024 ) — The World Federation for Animals (WFA), comprised of ...
Friends in high places: how the tide turned on the donkey skin trade
by Marianne Steel, CEO, The Donkey Sanctuary for World Donkey Day, It has been almost ...
Animal welfare: key recommendation for addressing AMR at the UN General Assembly
The indiscriminate use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials to mask the predictable emergence of infectious ...
NGOs unite in a call for transformative action for animal welfare at the 2024 HLPF
“Without urgent, transformative, and bold policy action, human, animal and environmental health and well-being face ...
UNEA-6 Resolutions: What they mean for animals
On March 1, 2024, the UN Environment Assembly at its sixth session (UNEA-6) adopted 15 ...
