
What is antimicrobial resistance and why is it a growing threat?
2023年11月14日 · About World AMR Awareness Week. World AMR Awareness Week is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers, who all play a critical role in reducing the further emergence and spread of AMR.
Why does AMR matter? | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
2025年2月28日 · AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi become resistant to antimicrobial treatments to which they were previously susceptible. Increased use and misuse of antimicrobials and other microbial stressors, such as pollution, create favourable conditions for microorganisms to develop resistance both in humans and ...
AMR: An urgent threat to life as we know it - UNEP
2023年4月14日 · The report synthesizes current knowledge gaps, and it shows that while several actions are ongoing, more needs to be done and offers solutions to prevent and respond to AMR. A One Health response to AMR will not only help reduce the risk and burden of AMR on societies but will also help address the triple planetary crisis.
Management and Response to AMR - UNEP - UN Environment …
2025年2月28日 · Environment plays a key role in development, transmission and spread of AMR. Therefore, the response must be based on a One Health approach, recognizing that humans, animals, plants and environment are interconnected and indivisible, at the global, regional and local levels, from all sectors, stakeholders and institutions. Prevention is at the core of the …
High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance 2024 - General
When: 26 September 2024, 10am-6pm (New-York time)Where: UN General Assembly 79th session (UNGA 79), New York, United StatesTheme: Investing in the present and securing our future together: Accelerating multi-sectoral global, regional and national actions to address Antimicrobial ResistanceOn 26 September 2024, the UN General Assembly will convene a …
AMR toolkit for youth engagement - UN Environment Programme
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a pressing global concern that requires attention and creative solutions. Young people today will face the consequences of inaction and increased risks of AMR. The Quadripartite, which consists of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization …
Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening environmental action in the …
Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is considered one of the top global public health problems. It also poses an urgent and critical threat to animal and plant health, food security and economic development. Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is considered one of …
World AMR Awareness Week 2024 - UNEP
2024年11月24日 · Theme: Educate. Advocate. Act nowWhere: WorldwideAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of …
One Health Priority Research Agenda for AMR: Opportunities to
2024年7月18日 · The Quadripartite organizations (FAO, UNEP, WHO, WOAH) have developed the One Health Priority Research Agenda for AMR (AMR-OHPRA), as a joint initiative to catalyze scientific interest and financial investments for AMR priority research across sectors for countries and funding bodies. The Research Agenda serves as a guide to prevent and mitigate AMR …
Launch of the Youth Manifesto for UNGA High Level Meeting on …
Date: 14 May 2024 Time: 1100 - 1230 hrs EST / 1700 - 1830 hrs CEST Location: WHO at the UN, 885 2nd Ave 26th Floor, New York and Online Register for the event. The Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is preparing a Youth Manifesto for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High Level Meeting on AMR to be held on …