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BookletTechnical report12th Meeting of the Global Steering Committee of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)
Report of the meeting, 2 November and 2 December 2021
2022Also available in:
No results found.This report provides an overview of the main activities on global priority transboundary animal diseases (TADs) since the last Global steering Committee in November and December 2020. It covers, by alphabetic order, African Swine Fever (ASF), Foot and Mouth disease (FMD), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Rinderpest post eradication programme (RP). Sources of funding (financial information) are presented in Annex I and a follow up of action plan, adopted following the 3rd external evaluation of GF-TADs, is presented in Annex II. Information on specific activities can also be found through the dedicated sections of the GF-TADs website or on request to the GF-TADs global secretariat. The GF-TADs global secretariat thanks the members of these disease working groups and secretariat for their support to prepare this document. -
BookletTechnical report13th Meeting of the Global Steering Committee of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)
Report of the hybrid meeting, 16–17 January 2023
2023Also available in:
No results found.The 13th Global Steering Committee meeting (GSC13) was held on the 16th and 17th January 2023. This meeting was convened in a hybrid mode, allowing the participation of the GF-TADs Management committee members, the Partnerships and Financing Panel (PFP) the Global secretariat team, the chairs of Regional Steering Committee (RSC), GF-TADs Regional and Global Secretariat, representatives from resource partners, representative from private sector, Technical and scientific partners and observers from FAO and WOAH involved in GF-TADs activities at headquarter and regional levels. Among other objectives, the GSC meetings features activities demonstrating how FAO and WOAH are jointly working to enhance national biosecurity to prevent and control TADs. This document is a summary of the discussions held during the different sessions as follows: Session one: Progress in the follow-up of previous recommendations and the implementation of the GF-TADs 2021-2025 strategy. Session two: partnerships and financing sustainable TADs control Session three: Prevention and preparedness for the emerging animal health crises and support to regions and countries. Sessions four and five: Progress on priority TADs control and updates from regions on the main challenges they need to address. -
BookletTechnical report12th Meeting of the Global Steering Committee of the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)
Activity report, November 2020 to October 2021
2022Also available in:
No results found.This report provides an update on the progress made in the control of global priority transboundary animal diseases (TADs), which was presented by the disease working groups and secretariats at the Global Steering Committee meeting (GSC12), held during two sessions in November and December 2021. It presents a concise summary of activities carried out under the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) umbrella from November 2020 to October 2021. The TADs covered in the report include African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants, as well as the rinderpest post-eradication programme. The main areas of focus include a summary of TADs control strategies, the epidemiological situation in the past two years, as well as the progress and challenges faced in the last year. Regional activities for the five main geographical regions of the GF-TADs are also highlighted in the report. Funding support for TADs control is presented in Annex I and a follow-up of the action plan developed following the recommendations of the third external evaluation of GF-TADs is presented in Annex II. Information on specific activities mentioned in the report can also be found through the dedicated sections of the GF-TADs website or by request from the GF-TADs global secretariat.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureGlobal control of African swine fever
A GF-TADs initiative. 2020-2025
2020Resolution No.33 adopted at the 87th General Session of the World Assembly of National Delegates of the OIE recommended that ‘A global initiative for the control of ASF be launched using the GF-TADs mechanism to develop, improve and harmonise national, regional and global partnership and coordination to address ASF at the source, enhance prevention and preparedness, minimise adverse impacts on animal health and welfare, international trade, and social wellbeing’. The FAO-OIE GF-TADs Initiative for the Global Control of ASF have been drafted by the OIE and FAO technical teams. It aims to tackle the strategic challenges to effectively address the mandate given to the OIE and FAO at the last OIE General Session by defining the objectives and providing the structure for specific outcomes to be achieved for the global control of the disease. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileStatus of the World's Soil Resources: Main Report 2015
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No results found.The SWSR is a reference document on the status of global soil resources that provides regional assessments of soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and project outputs. It provides a description and a ranking of ten major soil threats that endanger ecosystem functions, goods and services globally and in each region separately. Additionally, it describes direct and indirect pressures on soils and ways and means to combat s oil degradation. The report contains a Synthesis report for policy makers that summarizes its findings, conclusions and recommendations.The full report has been divided into sections and individual chapters for ease of downloading:
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileGlobal Strategy for the Control and Eradication of PPR 2015
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease of sheep and goats caused by a Morbillivirus closely related to rinderpest virus and is considered to be one of the most damaging livestock diseases in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Bearing in mind the strong negative impact that PPR can have on food security and the livelihoods of poor farmers, the main keepers of sheep and goats, the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) Global Steering Committee in 2012, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) Council and the Committee on Agriculture (COAG) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in the form of a Resolution of the World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE in 2014, have all recommended the development of a PPR Global Control and Eradication Strategy (hereinafter named ‘Global Strategy’) and expressed a strong willingness to address the animal health problems in a systematic way, dea ling with horizontal as well as more disease-specific (vertical) issues.