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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),                       supporting integrated country action
the World Health Organization (WHO), the                       plans, complemented by regional and
World Organization for Animal Health (OiE),                    global coordination.
among others, (the “Partners”) for the                         The International Pledging Conference
purpose of minimizing the risk and socio-                      on Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza
economic impact of avian influenza (and                        was organized by the Government of the
other zoonoses) and of avoiding a possible                     People’s Republic of China, the European
human pandemic influenza in developing                         Commission and the World Bank, and
c ou nt r ie s lac k i n g ade q u at e dom e s t ic           held from 17th to 18th January, 2006,
resources and capacity to fight the disease.                   in Beijing, to build on the outcome from
PREAMBLE:                                                      the Geneva meeting. Partners subscribed
  There is an urgent need to ensure that                       to a long term strategic partnership
  the world is able to control and eliminate                   between the international community and
  t h e cu r r e nt v i r u le nt fo r m o f av i a n          countries currently affected or at risk in
  influenza. It is recognized that a strong                    which adequate and prompt financial and
  effort to control avian influenza is the                     technical support is to be mobilized to
  most effective way to reduce the risk of                     complement the efforts of the countries
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  a human pandemic. Containing the threat                      and regions themselves.
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  of avian inf luenza poses a complex,                         A Multi-Donor Financing Framework to
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  multi-sectoral, cross-border challenge.                      help meet the financing needs and gaps
  Te c h n ic a l l e a de r s h ip i n devel o p i n g        was welcomed at the Beijing Meeting,
  protocols through which to address                           and many donors (the “Donors”) made
  this challenge lies with three agencies:                     substantial pledges to help meet the AHI
  FA O, W H O, a n d O i E. T r a n s l a t i n g              challenge, amounting to $1.9 billion.
  those protocols into specific outcomes                       The Multi-Donor Financing Framework
  requires the support of the international                    allows flexibility for donors to contribute
  community. In this regard a number                           to this joint effort by providing support
  of initiatives have been launched by                      Beijing Declaration at the International
  the UN System Influenza Coordinator                      Pledging Conference on Avian and Human
  (UNSIC), the European Commission, and                    Pandemic Influenza,
  the Governments of Australia, Canada,                    January 18th, 2006
  Japan, and USA amongst others. These                         Avian and Human Influenza: Multidonor
  initiatives led to a meeting in November,                Financing Framework, World Bank, January
  2005 i n G eneva, S w it z e rla n d, wh ich             12, 2006
  c onc lude d w it h a s t r on g c on s en s u s          Avian and Human Influenza: Financing
  around the need to address the issue                     Needs and Gaps, World Bank, January
  of avian and human influenza (AHI) by                    12, 2006
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