On Thursday 26 September, the European Commission welcomed the political declaration endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly aimed at stepping up the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
At the high-level ministerial meeting held in New York, the member countries of the United Nations, including the Member States of the European Union, and the European Union committed to take concrete measures to combat AMR in all sectors (see EUROPE 13349/14).
According to estimates, there could be 8.2 million deaths worldwide linked to resistant bacteria by 2050 if urgent action is not taken.
Political leaders have committed to a series of measures:
- the objective of reducing the number of deaths worldwide due to bacterial AMR by 10% by 2030; - the introduction by all countries of national action plans to combat AMR;
- the establishment of an independent expert group to support evidence-based action against AMR (the EU will contribute €2.5 million to this group in 2025);
- the commitment to significantly reduce the use of antibiotics in the agri-food sector by 2030;
- the promotion of sustainable financing, with particular support for low- and middle-income countries, and an inventory of funds that could be devoted to AMR.
Link to the statement: https://aeur.eu/f/dmo (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)