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Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee of the OIE World Fund provides a unique dialogue opportunity between the main donors to the Fund and international organisations concerned by animal health and welfare, veterinary public health and international trade worldwide in animals and animal products.

The core members of the Advisory Committee are high level representatives of the following international organisations: the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The main donors to the OIE World Fund are also members[1] of the Advisory Committee: the World Bank, the European Union, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, UK, and USA. A representative from the private sector SSAFE[2] Initiative also attends the meetings. Other attendees and observers may also be invited; e.g. donors below the financial threshold for membership (currently New Zealand).  

At present, the Advisory Committee is currently chaired by the representative of the World Bank, Dr. François Le Gall.

The Advisory Committee has convened in annual ordinary meetings on five occasions to date (October 2006, December 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). The next Advisory Committee meeting will take place on December 13, 2011 at the OIE Headquarters in Paris.

[1] The threshold for Membership is currently at 1M USD (cumulative)

[2] Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere (SSAFE) represents a partnership between global food system companies, international NGOs, intergovernmental organisations and academia. Members include: Cargill, Danone, Keystone Foods, McDonald’s, Michigan State University, Nestle Purina PetCare, Pfizer Animal Health, The Coca-Cola Company and Underwriters Laboratories. Current Collaborators include: CARE USA, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Colorado State University, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), International Federation for Animal Health, National Veterinary School of Alfort, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), EcoHealth Alliance, World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).