Fostering international cooperation on antimicrobial resistance
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Fostering international cooperation on antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents the global community with a significant challenge, in terms of depth, breadth and complexity. As the threat posed by resistant genes and drug-resistant infections continues to grow, so do calls for strengthened and formal global governance mechanisms to coordinate the response to AMR.

The multifaceted, multi-sector and multi-stakeholder nature of the AMR challenge means any approach used to address AMR on the global stage must be carefully considered.

Impact

One Health

approach

to AMR includes coordination of human, animal, plant, and environmental policies.

Tripartite

formed by

FAO, OIE and WHO promotes the responsible use of antimicrobials in humans, animals and plants.

5

target areas of

country progress, innovation, collaboration, financing and governance are in IACG recommendations.

Urgent action needed to avert antimicrobial resistance crisis

If no action is taken - warns the UN Ad hoc Interagency Coordinating Group on Antimicrobial Resistance – drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and damage to the economy as catastrophic as the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. By 2030, antimicrobial resistance could force up to 24 million people into extreme poverty.

News release

AMR and One Health

Codex Alimentarius

Antimicrobial resistance does not recognize geographic or human/animal borders and addressing the rising threat of AMR requires a holistic and multisectoral (One Health) approach.

The approach

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global threat of increasing concern to human and animal health. It also has implications for both food safety and food security and the economic well being of millions of farming households.

Codex and AMR

United Nations ad hoc Interagency Coordination Group (IACG): Recommendations and Implementation

Formulated in 2016, the IACG brought together partners to formulate a blueprint for the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

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Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR

The Quadripartite Joint Secretariat (QJS) leads and coordinates the global response to antimicrobial resistance in close collaboration with the UN system and other organizations. The QJS consolidates cooperation between WHO, FAO, UNEP and WOAH, drawing on their core mandates and comparative advantages to address the needs of the global response across the One Health spectrum.

 

Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund

Given the transnational and multi-sectoral nature of AMR and the support requested from countries and other stakeholders, the Tripartite has scaled up efforts to support countries to urgently counter this threat through a One Health approach and has launched the AMR MPTF.

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Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Draft terms of reference for the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance are available for public discussion. All stakeholders are now invited to provide written feedback on the draft terms of reference. Deadline: 15 June 2020

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Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance consists of world leaders and experts from across sectors working together to accelerate political action on AMR. The group performs an independent global advisory and advocacy role and works to maintain urgency, public support, political momentum and visibility of the AMR challenge on the global health and development agenda.

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Publications

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29 April 2019

No time to Wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections
Report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
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