Governance of the Platform
Governance of the Platform
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During the WOAH seminars for National Focal Points on Animal Welfare, held in Ukraine in 2012 and Italy in 2013, Member Countries confirmed the prominent role of the WOAH in animal welfare and expressed the need for an innovative regional mechanism to improve and fast-track compliance with WOAH animal welfare standards. They called on the WOAH to develop a sustainable regional mechanism to facilitate the implementation of the WOAH standards on animal welfare by all 53 members of the Regional Commission for Europe.
At the 80th General Session in May 2012, the theme « Regional steps towards common Animal Welfare approach in Europe » was chosen as the technical item of the 25th Conference of the Regional Commission for Europe to be held in Germany on 17-21 September 2012. During the Conference, a Concept Note for a regional mechanism for animal welfare in Europe was discussed and adopted.
This initiative for capacity-building programs and the exchange of best practices is now known as the Platform on animal welfare for Europe and was officially endorsed in May 2013.
In accordance with the initial Concept Note establishing the Platform in 2013 and the Terms of Reference adopted by the Regional Commission for Europe in November 2020, the Platform’s governance is entrusted to a Steering Group. (LINK)
The Platform is also a coordinating and dialogue mechanism to ensure that all countries and stakeholders involved in animal welfare in Europe share a common vision and conduct activities consistently to achieve this vision in compliance with WOAH standards. The Platform partners and stakeholders meet once a year to share respective activities portfolios and identify collaboration opportunities. (LINK)
The external evaluation is a crucial element of the Platform’s governance. The results of an external evaluation help us to focus our efforts and resources on actions that are most effective in achieving maximum impact. The evaluation allows learning from experiences, identifying areas of development and best practices, constantly improving the impact of the Platform’s activities, whilst contributing to building the following Action Plans. It also increases the transparency of our members, resource partners and stakeholders.
Please find more information about the outcomes of the Platform’s external evaluations.
