Summary
This is a brief resolution adopted by the United Nations (UN) Environment Assembly requesting that the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme produce a report on the nexus between animal welfare, the environment, and sustainable development, and organize a summary for consideration by Member States. It opens by citing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Environment Programme, and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development as instigating documents for this resolution. It also notes the importance of animal welfare in addressing environmental challenges and the connection between the welfare of human and nonhuman animals. The request also calls for cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, the World Health Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the One Health High-Level Expert Panel in developing said report.