COP28: Global leaders call for transformation of agrifood systems to combat AMR crisis

The Global Leaders Group on AMR (GLG) organised a side event on December 2, 2023 to spotlight the problems related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), during the 28th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).

Global experts and GLG leaders addressing the AMR crisis during COP underscores the acknowledgement of the environmental dimensions of this global challenge.

The side event titled Political Action for AMR and Environment on the Road to the UNGA High-Level Meeting on AMR in 2024 was a part of a 12-day event programme which will continue till December 12, 2023. The programme has been developed as a collaboration between the world’s leading food and agriculture organizations – CGIAR, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development and The Rockefeller Foundation.