One Health and The United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework

The One Health approach has evolved over the past two decades to address
issues of concern at the human–animal–plant–environment interface, such as infectious diseases (including zoonoses), AMR and food safety and has expanded methods to optimize the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment. The COVID-19 pandemic and degraded environments are stark reminders of the health impacts on fundamental connections between people, animals, plants and our environment.

This document provides a guide to UN country teams on some ways to enhance the One Health work at the country level through the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.