On April 2010 three international orgaisations FAO, OIE & WHO released A Tripartite Concept Note document which “sets a strategic direction for FAO-OIE-WHO to take together and proposes a long term basis for international collaboration aimed at coordinating global activities to address health risks at the human-animal- ecosystems interfaces.” [1]
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
“The emergence of new or the re-emergence of existing animal diseases, including zoonoses, the growing threat of transboundary animal
diseases, the impact of environmental changes and globalization, as well as new societal demands related to food security, food safety, public health and animal welfare, emphasize the critical need for collaboration between the three organizations.” This builds the foundation for One Health.
- “In February 2021, the three organizations called on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to join the Tripartite, reaffirming the importance of the environmental dimension of the One Health collaboration”
- On October 14, 2022 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joined to become The Quadripartite Organizations