Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Title:       Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) – Agriculture and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)        

Date:       20 June, 2019         

Venue:   International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) 

Organizers:     Organized by the South Centre and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Ghana and Norway

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South Centre Quarterly Report, January-March 2019

South Centre Quarterly Report, 1 January to 31 March 2019

This report summarizes the programmatic activities of the South Centre during the period 1st January to 31st March 2019. It is intended to provide information, organized by Program and themes, about recent developments in the areas covered by the South Centre’s Work Program and publications made and meetings organized or co-organized by the Centre to examine particular issues or to provide analytical support for international negotiations taking place in various fora. It also informs about external conferences and other meetings where the Centre has participated.

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South Centre Quarterly Report, October-December 2018

South Centre Quarterly Report, 1 October to 31 December 2018

This report summarizes the programmatic activities of the South Centre during the period 1st October to 31 December 2018. It is intended to provide information, organized by Program and themes, about recent developments in the areas covered by the South Centre’s Work Program and publications made and meetings organized or co-organized by the Centre to examine particular issues or to provide analytical support for international negotiations taking place in various fora. It also informs about external conferences and other meetings where the Centre has participated.

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SC Regional Conference, November 2018

Title:                       Regional Conference on Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa to Achieve the 2030 Agenda

Date:                      5-7 November 2018

Venue:                    Nairobi, Kenya

Organizers:           South Centre and ReAct Africa

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South Centre Quarterly Report, July-September 2018

South Centre Quarterly Report, 1 July to 30 September 2018

This report summarizes the programmatic activities of the South Centre during the period 1 July to 30 September 2018. It is intended to provide information, organized by Program and themes, about recent developments in the areas covered by the South Centre’s Work Program and publications and meetings organized or co-organized by the Centre to examine particular issues or to provide analytical support for international negotiations taking place in various fora. It also informs about external conferences and other meetings where the Centre has participated.

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Statement, September 2018

Statement by the South Centre at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis

Below is the South Centre statement at the High Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis during the 73rd session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly held on 26 September 2018 at the UN headquarters in New York.

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Policy Brief 53, September 2018

Considerations for the Effective Implementation of National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance

By Mirza Alas and Viviana Muñoz Tellez

Effective design and implementation of national action plans (NAPs) is critical for the response to the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  This policy brief describes the messages that the South Centre has transmitted to the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Group (IACG) on AMR in the context of its public consultation, towards shaping its recommendations that will be submitted to the United Nations Secretary-General in the second half of 2019.

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