The organisation of international cooperation in relation to AMR (360G-Wellcome-212204_Z_18_Z)

The world has agreed to take action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The UN General Assembly Resolution on AMR commits UN Member States to addressing AMR therefore they called for the establishment of an ad hoc Inter- Agency Coordination Group (IACG). Equally importantly, both health and agriculture sectors are being brought together to address this problem. with the UN Secretary General in consultation with the WHO, the UN FAO and the OIE establishing this multidisciplinary group composed of 13 UN organisations and 13 independent experts. The IACG is mandated to report on progress and recommendations for the next steps to ensure sustained effective global action. The global governance mechanisms to deliver on an AMR strategy are crucial. Without some global coordination, none of the public or private stakeholders in this issue will move very far. To this end, as part of IACG's work an analysis of existing governance mechanisms is required by March/ April 2018 to inform the discussion on possible future governance mechanisms for AMR. The paper we are proposing will undertake these analyses and lay out how international cooperation could best be organized to manage the urgent problems emerging from AMR.