Today, the Fourth Quadripartite Executive Annual Meeting will convene in Lyon, France 8-9 April 2026. The meeting will focus on preventing future health crises through more integrated systems for managing the health of animals, humans, plants and ecosystems.  

Preventing future health crises requires urgent, coordinated action that recognizes the deep interconnections between the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems. As global challenges intensify – including emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, environmental degradation, biopersity loss and climate change, this coordinated work between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme, the WHO, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) – also known as the “One Health” approach, has become increasingly important.