1. The international year
of plant health:
an overview

In 2019, FAO and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) established the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) when the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. The IYPH ISC guided the development and implementation of the IYPH Action Plan, engaged in dialogue with partners and helped mobilize political and financial support for the IYPH.

Membership

The IYPH ISC consisted of 18 members, including:

• 7 Permanent Representatives from FAO Regional Groups;
• 2 members of the IPPC IYPH Technical Advisory Board (chair and vice-chair); and
• up to 9 representatives from United Nations agencies and international organizations; geographic and economic groups of countries; regional plant protection organizations; academia and international agricultural research organizations; civil society organizations and global farmer organizations; private sector and resource partners.