The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) with its contracting parties and Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) have been leading an initiative to declare the 2020 UN International Year of Plant Health (IYPH 2020). The efforts have been made throughout 3 years work resulted in an endorsement of the IYPH 2020 by the 2nd Committee of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in its meeting last month November 2018, and the official declaration of the IYPH 2020 expected to be made by the plenary of the UNGA next week on 20th of December 2018.
For more information about the IYPH 2020 initiative I am sharing with you the attached brochure we prepared to support the proclamation and also the link to a video developed by the IPPC Secretariat (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed5XVTSuYAo&feature=youtu.be ).
Shoki Al-Dobai, PhD
Integration & Support Team Leader
International Plant Protection Convention Secretariat
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Address: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 57052730
Email: Shoki.AlDobai@fao.org Skype: shoki2009
Web: www.fao.org | www.ippc.int
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