About the AMR Cross-Industry Expert Working Group

In May 2020, the Business Council for the UN convened a new, first of its kind cross-industry working group of private sector AMR experts and others representing human health, agriculture, animal husbandry, veterinary services, the financial sector and other industries involved in anti-microbial stewardship and solutions.  Collectively, our purpose is to:

1) Contribute policy and practical input to UN leadership of AMR efforts including global governance structures such as the Global Leaders Group and Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Platform;

2) Share insights and best practices across the wide and diverse private sector ecosystem on AMR to help spur innovation, efficiency gains and new solutions;

3) Support additional strategic collaboration between business and the UN on AMR with a One Health lens; and

4) Highlight the role of business in helping achieve global AMR and health security goals.

The Cross-Industry Expert Working Group works in close coordination with key stakeholders including the Tripartite Plus Joint Secretariat on AMR (WHO, FAO and OIE plus UNEP), multilateral agencies, UN Member States, public-private partnerships, industry associations as well as other non-profits to contribute to an aligned and coordinated effort to solve the AMR challenge. Our full list of collaborators can be found here.

Core Activities of the AMR Cross-Industry Expert Working Group

Corporate Participation

Join convenings and other communication opportunities to contribute your company’s perspective to requests for input on forthcoming global AMR leadership plans from the Tripartite, share your company’s approaches and discuss related policy and programmatic barriers and opportunities with other companies active on AMR solutions, cull insights on areas for collective, joined-up action across industries. Receive updates on AMR news and UN-led and other events.

Leaders from among human health (pharma, diagnostics, distribution, retail health and communications), animal health, food and agriculture sectors, as well as from insurance, finance, technology and any other interested industries are invited to participate. Effort will be made to provide for global participation. There is no fee to participate in this working group.  Membership in the Business Council for the UN is preferred but not required (subject to UN Foundation’s due diligence process).

We welcome all companies with a demonstrated interest in line with the Global Action Plan on AMR and role to play in advancing progress on the global or local AMR agendas. If you're interested in having your company join the Business Council for the UN or join in underwriting this working group, contact us.

Partners

The AMR Cross-Industry Expert Working Group Initiative is possible with the support of:

Special thanks to BCUN Members who are participating in this working group:

The Cross-Industry Expert Working Group continues to work with additional organizations in the fight against AMR:

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