About us

The Department of Global Coordination and Partnership (GCP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) leads and coordinates the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). As part of its roles, the department hosts and coordinates the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat (QJS) comprised of dedicated liaison officers in all four UN organizations.  The QJS draws on the core mandates of the four Organizations, to support the global response across the One Health spectrum through global advocacy and political engagement, the creation of a shared vision and goals, and providing Secretariat services for global governance structures. In addition, the GCP works with other United Nations (UN) and international agencies as well as civil society and the private sector, towards a world free from the suffering of drug-resistant infections.

The GCP Department has the following functions in line with WHO’s General Programme of Work to protect antimicrobials important for human health and mitigate drug-resistant infections:

• Leads the global One Health multisectoral response to AMR across the human, animal, plant, food, feed and environment sectors, through multisectoral engagement and interventions, and strengthening advocacy and awareness;
• Facilitates global coordination, global governance structures and interagency engagement and partnership for creation and sustenance of shared global vision and goals;
• Shapes the research and development agenda  and supports equitable access to antibiotics and other AMR health products through innovation, priority setting and supporting global initiatives including those that enable the generation, translation and dissemination of knowledge;
• Facilitates, nurtures and scales up evidence-based interventions to enhance  awareness, and understanding of antimicrobial resistance across the One Health spectrum.

Our Team:

Dr Nyemazi works  as the Acting Director of the Global Coordination and Partnership Department. He is also serving as the Interim Director of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR, coordinating a Quadripartite team (FAO, UNEP, WHO, WOAH) focusing on multisectoral activities against AMR, and supporting the Global Governance Structures for AMR. Before joining WHO, he was the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health of Rwanda.