Urgent action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to protect human, animal and environmental health and save millions of lives.
LEVERAGING THE MOMENT
AMR High-Level Meeting taking place on September 26, 2024
Theme: Investing in the present and securing our future together: Accelerating multi-sectoral global, regional and national actions to address Antimicrobial Resistance
The AMR High-Level Meeting (HLM) at the UN General Assembly is a unique moment for multi-sectoral engagement and commitment from heads of state across 194 countries to galvanize political will for AMR. The outcomes from this moment will be carried forward to the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on AMR to be held in Saudi Arabia in November, the G20, and beyond.
AMR impacts animal, environmental and human health. This is the moment for all stakeholders to come together and push for a clear, united call to action to drive political priorities, establish concrete new objectives for how we combat AMR, and motivate leaders to keep up the pressure to implement global and national action plans.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
In preparation for the AMR-HLM the UN Foundation, funded by Wellcome Trust, created this AMR Messaging Guide.
Recognizing there are multiple asks and perspectives from the broad AMR community, this guide was created to help stakeholders align around our collective calls for action at the AMR-HLM and future AMR milestone moments. For example, it's important for those advocating for human health to be aware and understand the key asks from the agricultural community and vice versa. By aligning our asks, we will send a clearer message.
The key messages were developed with guidance of the AMR Communications Coalition (AMR-CC), a limited-term coalition made up of over two dozen, diverse AMR experts representing a range of sectors working across geographies and key related issues. Scroll down for more information about the coalition and additional resources recommended by the members.
KEY MESSAGES
AMR Mortality: Urgent action on AMR is needed to save millions of lives from drug-resistant infections.
AMR and Development Goals: We will not meet our global health and development goals if we do not address the antimicrobial resistance emergency.
Sustainable Access to Antibiotics, Vaccines, and Diagnostics: Lack of access to effective antibiotics, vaccines, and diagnostic put people most vulnerable at the highest risk of drug-resistant infection.
Research and Development: We will never keep pace with growing antibiotic resistance without public-private partnerships driving a strong research and development pipeline.
Stewardship, WASH, Infection Prevention and Control: The most cost effective and efficient way to avert the spread of antibiotic resistance is to reduce the need for antimicrobials through proven prevention efforts.
AMR Financing: More sustainable investment is needed across AMR activities, including R&D and implementation of national action plans.
Data, Surveillance and Monitoring: Measuring and achieving progress on the antimicrobial resistance emergency will require better data from across sectors.
Awareness Raising and Societal Engagement: Antimicrobial resistance affects everyone, everywhere. It’s time to raise awareness about solutions for fighting back.
Governance and Coordination: We need effective intergovernmental and cross-sectoral leadership and coordination to implement solutions for all people, animals, and plants affected by the antimicrobial resistance emergency.
MORE AMR-CC RESOURCES
The AMR-CC was created as a limited-term mechanism to complement important efforts, including the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform Action Group on the High-Level Meeting.
The aim of the group was to provide an agile, inclusive space for the broad AMR expert community to coordinate efforts across sectors, geographies and issue areas, identifying and distilling clear and inclusive messaging towards our shared goal of raising awareness and promoting action on AMR.
Through a series of group and individual consultations with representatives, the members identified groupings for essential requests across the expansive AMR stakeholder community. These documents were further distilled into a Messaging Matrix, which is a comprehensive mapping of all key articulated messages, organized with corresponding supportive evidence. These resources were the basis of this AMR Messaging Guide and are available below.
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Have questions or want to get in touch? Email us at AMR-CC@unfoundation.org.