Acting Now, Investing Smart – Partner Together to Tackle AMR

An initiative from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Antimicrobial resistance already contributes to over one million deaths worldwide each year and to annual GDP losses of US$17 billion in livestock production systems. Without coordinated action, these are expected to rise steadily in the decades ahead, reaching staggering levels by 2050: 39 million deaths and annual global livestock GDP losses of up to US$ 1.7 trillion. 

In response, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), is convening a high-level dialogue forum, with interactive sessions that will: 

• Showcase progress and success stories demonstrating the tangible value of AMR initiatives led by WOAH, OECD, and their partners. 

• Explore the synergies between AMR action and other critical global priorities, including climate change, economic resilience, and pandemic preparedness. 

• Present WOAH’s five-year strategic vision to cost-effectively contain AMR, including joint OECD projects and partnership pathways for sustainable impact. 

This partner engagement event aims to identify strategic funding opportunities and mobilise investment to effectively curb AMR in animals and across the One Health spectrum, generating long-term impact at global, regional, and subregional levels.   

Programme Overview

23 March 2026,  WOAH Headquarters | 12 Rue de Prony, 75017 Paris

17h30 – 20h30

Cocktail reception: networking opportunity to kick off the dialogue through some interactive exchanges around the AMR context. Reception will count on the presence of WOAH’s Director General, Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran, and the UK Government’s Special Envoy on AMR, Dame Sally Davies

24 March 2026,  OECD Conference Centre | 2 Rue André Pascal, 75016 Paris

08h30	Welcome coffee
09h00 – 09h15	Opening of the Forum by Dame Sally Davies (UK Government’s Special Envoy on AMR)
09h15 – 10h45	What have we learned? Lessons from the past Interactive panel session: showcasing progress, success stories, and case studies, demonstrating the value generated and the main lessons learned Speakers – Dr Arshnee Moodley – AMR Team Leader at International Livestock Research Institute and Associate Professor at University of Copenhagen, Denmark – Dr Marie-Cécile Ploy – EU-JAMRAI-2 Project Coordinator at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) – Dr Marco Hafner – Senior Economist & Research Leader at RAND Europe – Dr Renée Laroque – Programme Leader on Animal Health at the International Development Research Center at IDRC – Canada – Dr Carolee Carson, Surveillance Manager, Canadian Integrated Program for AMR Surveillance (CIPARS) Public Health Agency of Canada – Professor Céline Pulcini, Professor of Infectious Diseases at Université de Lorraine & Nancy Teaching Hospital – Dominique L. Monnet, Associate Professor at the Centre for New Antibacterial Strategies (CANS) Confirmation of additional speakers coming soon
11h00 – 11h30	Coffee break
11h30 – 12h30	AMR at the crossroads AMR intersects with other priority challenges such as climate change, pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, economic stability, and global security. Session facilitated by Prof. Dame Sally Davies, UK Government’s Special Envoy on AMR Speakers – AMR & global security, by Dr Alex Tasker, Associate Professor in One Health, University of Bristol – AMR & climate change – speaker to be confirmed – AMR & economic stability – speaker to be confirmed – AMR & pandemic prevention, preparedness & response – Eloise Todd, Executive Director and Co-founder of Pandemic Action Network
12h30 – 13h45	Lunch
14h00 – 15h45	Looking ahead – 2026-2030 Interactive session introducing WOAH’s five-year vision on AMR, including OECD-linked projects, outlining the outcomes sought and how strategic partnerships across can generate collective success. World-café style session enabling partners to provide inputs, thoughts, and ideas shaping an even more compelling and impactful agenda Setting the scene Dr Montserrat Arroyo WOAH Deputy Director General, Standards Setting and Implementation Featured topics – Substandard & Falsified Products, introduced by INTERPOL & WOAH – The economic case on AMR, introduced by OECD, RAND Europe, and WOAH – Integrated surveillance, introduced by the Quadripartite organisations Antimicrobial stewardship in aquatic animals, presented by WOAH and NACA Confirmation of additional topics coming soon
15h45 – 16h15	Coffee break
16h15 – 16h45	Wrap up & call to action, by WOAH’s Director General, Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran, and the UK Government’s Special Envoy on AMR, Dame Sally Davies