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1 OIE Platform on Animal Welfare for Europe 26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe Bern, Switzerland, September 2014 Dr. Stanislav RALCHEV OIE SRR Brussels

2 Measure the progress 25 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe (Germany, Sept 2012) Technical item 2: Steps towards a common animal welfare approach in Europe A draft Concept Note document A common mechanism to advance Recommendation N 2 26 th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe (Switzerland, Sept 2014) Report on the progress Discussion 2

3 Recommendation N 2 Summary 1. Finalize and adopt the draft Concept Note (CN) 2. Implement the CN with the support of the European Union (EU) and other potential donors 3. Active EU participation, jointly with the OIE 4. Involve interested parties 5. Consider Regional Animal Welfare Strategy (RAWS) Discussion 1. Composition of the Steering Group 2. Stakeholders involvement 3

4 Governance of the Platform Steering Group (SG) composition Members OIE: HQs (Chair), RR in Sofia, RR in Moscow and SRR in Brussels (Secretariat) 3 (non EU) Member countries (Serbia, Russia and Turkey) 2 (EU) Member countries (Ireland and Spain) European Commission (DG SANCO) OIE Collaborating Centre on AW (IZSAM Teramo) Donor France (decision taken during the SG2) Observers OIE Member countries with an interest on AW Partners having cooperation agreement with the OIE Adoption of the Concept Note 81st OIE General Session OIE RC for Europe 4

5 Steering Group meetings 1 st Steering Group (Paris, December 2013) 2 nd Steering Group (Moscow, May 2014) 3 rd Steering Group (Brussels, December 2014) Adoption of the First 3 year Action Plan for Agreement on the operational mechanism of the Platform Review and discuss launched and planned activities in 2014 Validation of the program for 2014 Report and discuss activities implemented in 2014 Validation of the program for

6 First Action Plan for (1) Ultimate goal To improve Animal Welfare in Europe Strategic objective To empower VS to actions in Animal Welfare Specific objectives To raise awareness and achieve high level of understanding of AW in Europe To progressively advance with the implementation of the OIE standards on AW To encourage the participation of Member Countries from Europe in the OIE standards setting process Priority topics Stray dog population control Slaughter of animals for consumption Transport of animals 6

7 List of key activities 1. Development of website of the OIE Platform ( ) 2. Translation of documents in Russian language ( ) 3. Organisation of workshops on stray dog population control (SDB1 in 2014 and SDB2 in 2016) 4. Organisation of awareness campaigns on stray dogs ( ) 5. Organisation of Train the trainers workshops on transport and slaughter (2015) 6. Organisation of Train the trainers workshops on transport (2016) 7. Governance activities of the Platform (meetings of the Steering Group and Newsletters) 7

8 Key activities launched in 2014 (1) Website of the Platform Important source of information on AW (collate best practices on AW through support from NFPs) Public and private access (dedicated to Delegates and NFPs) Advanced features (E-forum for better networking) English and Russian versions Translation of documents in Russian language Main Platform documents OIE Standards on AW Best practices on AW 8

9 Key activities launched in 2014 (2) Stray dog control package First Workshop on stray dog management for Balkan countries (SDB1) in Bucharest, Romania, on June 2014 OIE Workshop for National Focal Points on Communication in Tallinn, Estonia in July 2014 (not sensu strictu activity of the Platform) Working group on Awareness campaign on stray dogs included in the agenda Awareness campaigns on stray dogs Concept Note under development (late 2014 or begging of 2015) Based on outcomes from both workshops in Bucharest and Tallinn With an idea for follow-up (tbc) 9

10 First Workshop on stray dog management in Romania Participants: 10 Balkan countries and territories 2 participants per country o OIE NFP on Animal Welfare o Vet working at municipal level Main objectives Remind the provisions of the OIE Chapter 7.7 Review National Control strategies on stray dog population Identify the key weaknesses/constraints/challenges Share best practices in the region Exchange on a common vision at Sub-Regional level With the financial support of European Commission Germany Romania 10

11 First Workshop on stray dog management in Romania Main outcomes 1. A common vision at Sub-Regional level was agreed: to become fully compliant with the OIE Standard on stray dog population control by 2025, thereby implying that the stray dog population is reduced to an acceptable level and the risk of transmission of rabies and other zoonoses to humans through stray dogs is mitigated 11

12 First Workshop on stray dog management in Romania Main outcomes 2. Agreement on the use of self-assessment M & E tool 3. Development of National Roadmaps to achieve the Vision by addressing the identified key challenges 4. Organisation of follow-up (SDB) Workshops every 2 years to monitor the progress using the M & E tool 12

13 We are here Chronogram 13

14 Budget of the First Action Plan ( ) Estimated budget - approximately Euro Contributors - EC, France, Germany and hosting countries of events Financial mechanism OIE World Animal Health and Welfare Fund Additional donors are welcomed Advocacy document 14

15 Thank you for your attention! 15

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