The 7th UN system workshop on avian and pandemic influenza took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 27-29 January 2010. The 3-day workshop was organized by the UN System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC) Asia-Pacific regional hub, jointly with the regional offices of FAO, ICAO, ILO, IOM, UNICEF, UNOCHA/PIC, WFP and WHO. The workshop brought together over eighty Asia-Pacific UN focal points on avian and pandemic influenza (API) to examine the UN system support for the implementation and coordination of country-level actions to reduce risks of API. The event saw the participation by representatives from a cross-section of UN entities including FAO, ICAO, ILO, IOM, OCHA, OIE, UN Resident Coordinators’ Offices, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNSIC, WFP and WHO - representing 18 UN country teams and 15 regional offices. A number of key concepts emerged from the UN system workshop covering areas which were identified as impacting the work of the UN family in the Asia-Pacific region. These concepts were brought together in a recommendation document which is available to download below.

Click here to download the UN System Workshop Recommendation Report