20 May 2021 - Virtual Press Conference to launch the One Health High Level Expert Panel. The High-Level Panel, which is supported by the governments of France and Germany, held its inaugural meeting this week. It will assess the health risks to humans, animals and the environment posed by the emergence of diseases and advise on long-term strategies to reduce the risk of zoonotic pandemics, while identifying research and data gaps. Composite picture from left: FAO Director-General QU Dongyu; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO; Monique Eloit, Director-General, OIE; Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP; Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France; Heiko Mass, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany.