II International Conference on Food Safety and Joint Efforts to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance

The Second International Conference ‘Food Safety and Joint Efforts to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance’ will take place on 20–21 November 2025 in Moscow, under the auspices of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) and with technical support from FAO.

The conference coincides with the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) that is celebrated every year from 18 to 24 November with the aim to raise awareness and encourage action among One Health actors to tackle the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens. The theme for WAAW 2025 is "Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future", underscoring the urgent need for bold, coordinated, cross-sectoral action to address AMR, a growing global threat that is already affecting our health, food systems, environment and economies. 

Opening speeches:

• Representative of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
• Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo, FAO
• Peter Sousa Hoejskov, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Vasili Basiladze, World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)
• Vladimir Moshkalo, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  

Furthermore, the conference will feature a plenary session on the biosafety of food products and antimicrobial agents, as well as sessions on monitoring the spread of antimicrobials resistance (AMR) in the food and agriculture sectors in a coordinated and multidisciplinary manner, the Regional Laboratory Network on AMR, and on monitoring of antimicrobials residues in food products and food raw materials. Additional topics include antimicrobial resistance in the food, veterinary and agricultural sectors, and the diagnostics and overcoming bacterial resistance to antimicrobial drugs in food products and agriculture.