EP - High-Level Event on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
High-Level Event on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
25.06.2025 | 09:30 – 11:30
Brussels (Spinelli A5E1) and online
Hosted by MEPs Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP), Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA), Romana Jerković (S&D), Vlad Voiculescu (Renew) and the Quadripartite (FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH)
Programme
- 10:00–10:05: Opening by Hendrik Kafsack
- 10:05–10:20:Welcome and setting the scene
- MEP Martin Häusling (Greens, DE)
- MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, FI)
- Dr. Yukiko Nakatani, Assistant Director-General, Health Systems, WHO
- 10:20–10:30: “Key actions to curb AMR” – policy brief by Philip Mathew (WHO)
- 10:30–11:05:Panel Discussion
- Thanawat Tiensin, FAO
- Veronika Hunt Safrankova, UNEP
- Yukiko Nakatani, WHO
- Javier Yugueros-Marcos, WOAH
- 11:05–11:25: Q&A and open discussion – Moderated by Hendrik Kafsack
- 11:25–11:30:Concluding remarks
- MEP Vlad Voiculescu (RE, RO)
- Jean-Pierre Nyemazi, Director a.i., Quadripartite Joint Secretariat
Why this matters
- AMR causes 1.3 million deaths each year — rising steadily.
- Unaddressed, AMR poses severe global economic and social risks.
- Parliamentarians are key actors in legislation, funding, and advocacy.
Who should attend
- Members of Parliament
- Policymakers
- Stakeholders in health, environment, and food systems
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