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OIE Regional Commissions

OIE Regional Commissions. REGIONAL INFORMATION SEMINAR FOR RECENTLY APPOINTED OIE DELEGATES Brussels 18 – 20.02.2014. Dr Ago Pärtel OIE Regional Commission for Europe. CONTENTS. OIE Regional Commissions: Regions, composition, mission

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OIE Regional Commissions

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  1. OIE Regional Commissions REGIONAL INFORMATION SEMINARFOR RECENTLY APPOINTED OIE DELEGATES Brussels 18 – 20.02.2014 Dr Ago Pärtel OIE RegionalCommissionforEurope

  2. CONTENTS • OIE Regional Commissions: • Regions, composition, mission • Meetings of the Regional Commissions during the OIE General Session • Conferences of the Regional Commissions • Interaction with Regional and Sub-Regional Representations

  3. OIE Regional Commissions • Five Regional Commissions to express specific issues: • Africa 52 • Americas 30 • Asia, Far East and Oceania 36 • Europe 53 • Middle East 20 • The Regional Commissions are composed of the Delegates from the region and act as regional institutional bodies of the OIE

  4. OIE Regional Commissions • The members of the Bureau of theRegionalCommissions – president, 2 vicepresidents and secretarygeneral are elected for a 3-year period • The current members of the Bureau were introduced and elected during the 80th General Session for a three-year term of office 2012-2015

  5. OIE Regional Commissions

  6. The OIE Regional CommissionsBasic Texts • Terms of reference: • to hold Regional conferences • Examine regional issues • Produce recommendations • to contribute to strengthening the capacities of the Veterinary Services • to contribute to the harmonization: sanitary – trade • to increase the contribution of livestock in economies • to give an advisory opinion on the headquarters of the Regional Representation • to examine applications from Member Countries -Reference Centers

  7. Meetings of the Regional Commissions during the OIE General Session • Opportunity for the members of the Regional Commission to meet and discuss: • The Bureau of the Regional Commission reports on their activities. • The Regional Representation and Sub-Regional Representations report on their activities. • Technical items are proposed. • Lessons learnt from the Conference of the Regional Commission are proposed: recommendations, next Conference. • Issues of regional relevance: priority diseases; GF-TADs; new Collaborating Centres proposed. • Financial aspects. • Direct interaction with the members of the Specialist Commissions and the OIE Headquarters. • Regional and International Organisations having signed a cooperation agreement with the OIE.

  8. Conferences of the Regional Commissions • Each Regional Commission organises a Conference every two years in a country of the region. • These Conferences are devoted to technical items and regional cooperation for animal disease control. • The OIE 25th Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe took place in Fleesensee/Germany from September 18 to 21 2012. • 26th Regional Conference of the OIE Regional Commission for Europe, 22-26 September 2014, Bern / Switzerland

  9. Conferences of the Regional Commissions Technical Item I The role of wildlife in the control of domestic animal diseases Technical Item II Regional steps towards common Animal Welfare approach in Europe

  10. OIE regional seminars for national Focal Points

  11. Interaction with Regional and Sub-Regional Representations • The Regional Commission works closely with the Regional Representation (RR) and the Sub-Regional Representations (SRRs): • RR and SRRs participate in the meetings of the Bureau, particularly the regional meeting held during the General Session; • RR and SRRs support the Bureau in drafting the report; • RR and SRRs report to the Commission; • RR and SRRs participate in the preparation of the Regional Conference in collaboration with the Regional Activities Department.

  12. Regional and Subregional Representations Dr Yacouba Samaké Dr Luis Barcos Dr. Hirofumi Kugita Dr Nikola Belev Dr Ghazi Yehia Moscow Dr Neo Mapiste Dr Nadege Leboucq Dr Ronello Abila Dr Filiberto Frago Dr. Kazimieras Lukauskas Dr Rachid Bouguedour Dr Walter Masiga

  13. Thankyou for your kind attention Ago Pärtel ago.partel@vet.agri.ee

  14. OrganisationMondialede la SantéAnimale WorldOrganisationfor AnimalHealth OrganizaciónMundialde SanidadAnimal 12 rue de Prony, 75017 Paris, France - www.oie.int – oie@oie.int

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