Twelfth meeting of the International Year of Plant Health International Steering Committee (IYPH ISC) Report posted!

Posted on Tue, 15 Dec 2020, 15:26

The report of the twelfth meeting of the International Year of Plant Health International Steering Committee (IYPH ISC) is available at the following link: https://www.ippc.int/en/ph/iyphisc/

SPG report is now posted (extra November session)

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020, 16:04

The Report of the SPG extra session held in November is now posted here:https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/strategic-planning-group/

The IPPC ePhyto Solution end of year newsletter is now published!

Posted on Mon, 14 Dec 2020, 15:02

The end of year newsletter on the IPPC ePhyto Solution is now published. After a very difficult year, this issue of the ePhyto newsletter covers the main highlights of 2020 including regional and country perspectives and how they are continuing …

IPPC Webinar on Fall Armyworm prevention

Posted on Tue, 08 Dec 2020, 16:07

Fall armyworm (FAW) has recently become a global threat to plant health, food security and the livelihoods of smallholder families worldwide. Reducing its introduction and spread to new areas is one of the key objectives of the FAO Global Action …

The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) virtual meeting reports are available

Posted on Fri, 04 Dec 2020, 08:18

The following meeting reports of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC):

• IC VM03 (ICD list of topics)
• IC VM04 (Implementation Plans continued discussions)
• IC VM05 (Beyond Compliance)

are posted and available here: http://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/capacity-development/capacity-development-committee/

The report of the STDF Working Group meeting is now available

Posted on Thu, 03 Dec 2020, 18:02

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global partnership to facilitate safe trade, contributing to sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction and food security. It promotes improved food safety, animal and plant health capacity in developing countries.

The report …

Experts meet virtually to begin the development of new guidance materials which will help with the implementation of plant health standards

Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2020, 16:02

e-Learning on Pest Risk Analysis (2020-002) and e-Learning on phytosanitary export certification systems (2020-003): Both of these working groups met for the first time in September 2020 and development of these new e-learning resources is now well underway. The Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific …

Plant health factsheet series now available in all FAO official languages

Posted on Tue, 24 Nov 2020, 08:41

Back in 2015, the IPPC community adopted annual themes leading up to the International Year of Plant Health to highlight the importance of plant health towards the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and particularly Sustainable Development Goals 1, 2, …

Vacancy Announcement - Secretary, Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2020, 15:34

Job Posting: 20/Nov/2020

Closure Date: 10/Jan/2021, 11:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: NSP

Job Type: Staff position

Type of Requisition: Senior-level

Grade Level: D-1

Primary Location: Italy-Rome

Duration: Fixed term: two years with possibility of extension

Under the overall guidance of …

The report of the October TPDP virtual meeting is now available on the IPP!

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2020, 09:43

The report of the TPDP virtual meeting held on 21 October 2020 is now posted and available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/89085/

Uganda are now live on the IPPC ePhyto Solution!

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 16:11

Uganda are the latest country to go live on the the IPPC ePhyto Solution using the Generic System (GeNS) and from 30th November they will use the GeNS to issue phytosanitary certificates for a number of commodities.

The IPPC Secretariat …

IPPC Standards Committee approved three new Specifications

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2020, 14:58

Rome, 17 November 2020. Three new Specifications have been approved by the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) during its 37th meeting this week. The newly validated Specifications are:

• Specification 70: Annex to ISPM 38: Annex 1 - Design and use of …

Registration open for the brainstorming session on sustainability options for the IPPC ePhyto Solution

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2020, 15:31

The IPPC Secretariat will be hosting a 90-minute brainstorming session on sustainability options for the IPPC ePhyto Solution. The session is being held on Tuesday, November 24 at 21:00 (9:00PM) Central European Time. The intent is to gather any …

We are hiring- CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - IPPC- Phytosanitary Technical Specialist

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 13:24

We are hiring- CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - IPPC- Phytosanitary Technical Specialist

Short term consultancy based at the IPPC, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) HQs in Rome.

To apply please click here: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2002597&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=

Deadline for …