Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 89th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of National Delegates was held in a hybrid format from Monday 23 to Thursday 26 May 2022. While keynote speakers gathered at the event venue in Paris, Members’ delegations and partners attended remotely.
During four days, participants from all over the world joined the discussions of the first hybrid General Session. National Delegates have adopted new Resolutions and made commitments to engage in multisectoral emergency management systems.
Contact
The SG Secretariat team ([email protected]) can be contacted any time for any query on the General Session.
Outcomes
Nearly 500 participants from 151 countries and territories
joined the event either in person or virtually – including representatives of Members as well as scientists and observers from partner organisations
5 Ministers
addressed the Assembly during the Opening Ceremony
+ 500 people
Connected to watch the livestreamed event
#OIE89GS
People engaged in the discussion on social media
Main achievements
Resolutions
adopted by Delegates to improve animal health and welfare globally
International Standards
adopted or revised in the field of terrestrial and aquatic animal disease prevention and control, animal welfare, diagnostic methods and vaccine quality
Terrestrial Code
revised chapters
Terrestrial Manual
new chapters
revised chapters
Aquatic Code
new chapter
revised chapters
Aquatic Manual
revised chapters
6 new animal health status and 2 disease control
programmes were recognised and endorsed
A strengthened network
11
New centres of scientific excellence
for a total of 334 Reference Centres located in 47 countries to provide scientific and technical support
New cooperation agreement
to respond more effectively to glonal health challenges (view all our cooperation agreements)
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88th General Assembly of OIE Delegates | Final report |
89th General Assembly of OIE Delegates | Final report |
Topic | Speaker |
Current animal health situation worldwide | Paula Caceres Head of the World Animal Health Information and Analysis Department |
Technical Item: OIE and Veterinary Services Engagement in Global, Regional and National Emergency Management Systems | Matthew Stone Principal Consultant, SPADE Solutions Ltd, NZ |
Activities of the Working Groups – Wildlife | William Karesh Chair of the OIE Working Group on Wildlife |
Activities of the Working Groups – Antimicrobial resistance | Tomoko Ishibashi Chair of the OIE Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance |
Regional Activities Highlights | Karim Tounkara Regional Representative for Africa Luis Barcos Regional Representative for Americas Hirofumi Kugita Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific Budimir Plavsic Regional Representative for Europe Ghazi Yehia Regional Representative for the Middle East |
Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission | Etienne Bonbon President of the Terrestrial Animal Health Standard Commission |
Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases | Cristóbal Zepeda President of the Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases |
Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission | Ingo Ernst President of the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission |
Biological Standards Commission | Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann President of the Biological Standards Commission |
Document | Title |
SG89/1 | Annual Report of the Director General on the activities of the OIE in 2021 |
SG89/2 | Current animal health situation worldwide: Analysis of events and trends |
SG89/3 | Report of the Director General on the management, activities and administrative work of the OIE in 2021 |
SG89/7 | Provisional programme |
SG89/8 | Technical Item; OIE and veterinary services engagement in global, regional and national emergency management systems |
SG89/9 | Reports of the meetings of the OIE Regional Commissions held during the 89th General Session |
SG89/10/CS1 | Report of the Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission |
SG89/10/CS2 | Report of the Biological Standards Commission |
SG89/10/CS3 | Report of the Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases |
SG89/10/CS4 | Report of the Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission |
SG89/11/GT1 | Report of the Working Group on Wildlife |
SG89/11/GT2 | Report of the Working Group on Antimicrobial Resistance |