UAE and World Organization for Animal Health sign agreement to establish office of the organization in the country

The UAE signed an agreement today, Monday, June 12, with the World Organization for Animal Health to establish an office of the organization in the UAE. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in Abu Dhabi by His Excellency Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant minister for development and international organizations affairs, and Dr. Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health, in the presence of representatives from MoFA, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Safety and the World Organization for Animal Health.
Under the agreement, the organization's representative office will be established in Abu Dhabi and the office will be given a separate legal status to carry out its functions in the UAE.
The important agreement aligns with the UAE’s efforts to ensure food safety, protect animals from epidemics and facilitate importation into the country. The office will work with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and other local authorities in the country, including the Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Safety, to combat epidemic diseases, prevent their spread and improve veterinary services and food safety.