Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) - UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Dec 4, 2025 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) requires urgent action to protect the ability to treat human, animal, and plant diseases. It is also essential for ensuring food safety and security, supporting …
World leaders commit to decisive action on antimicrobial resistance
New York, 26 September 2024 – Global leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), …
What is antimicrobial resistance and why is it a growing threat?
Nov 14, 2023 · What responsibilities do governments have to counter AMR? AMR is a global problem; therefore, international cooperation among nations is essential. Developing multi-stakeholder …
Why does AMR matter? | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Dec 4, 2025 · Human exposure to AMR in the environment can occur through various pathways, including contact with polluted waters, contaminated food, inhalation of fungal spores, and other …
World AMR Awareness Week 2025 - UNEP
Nov 24, 2025 · World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is an annual global campaign to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This week also aims to encourage …
Quadripartite | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
Dec 4, 2025 · Joining forces to accelerate the fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) The Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR (QJS) is the central coordinating mechanism to support the …
Management and response to AMR - UNEP - UN Environment …
Dec 4, 2025 · The environment plays a key role in the development, transmission and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Therefore, the response must be based on a One Health approach, …
AMR: An urgent threat to life as we know it - UNEP
Apr 14, 2023 · 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 …
UNGA 2024 High-Level Meeting on AMR and beyond - A side Event
Sep 25, 2024 · On the margins of the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Meeting (HLM) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the International Centre for Antimicrobial …
What is fuelling the world’s antimicrobial resistance crisis?
Nov 23, 2023 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among top 10 threats for global health, with nearly 5 million associated deaths in 2019, and it is closely linked to the environmental crisis.