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13 Aug 2018
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Global Conference for a "peste des petits ruminants" free world
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Following the worldwide eradication of rinderpest in 2011, a global consensus was reached on the need to eradicate Peste des petits ruminants (PPR). The conference will take place in Brussels, at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre.

Around 200 participants are expected to attend the Global Conference including representatives from:

• Infected and at risk countries (Minister in charge of Livestock and Chief Veterinary Officer)

• Continental and regional organizations

• Resource partners (bilateral and multilateral)

• Civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations and private sector representatives

• GF-TADs Global and Regional Committees, the PPR Advisory Committee, and the Global Research and Expertise Network on PPR (PPR-GREN)

• EU, FAO and OIE

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Photo credit: ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano ©FAO, 2018

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