04/05/2021 4 May 2021, Rome - FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today urged the international community to step up joint efforts in advocating for the responsible and sustainable use of antimicrobials – actions that can save the lives of people and animals. During the meeting, the Director-General announced FAO’s new Action Plan on AMR for 2021-2025 emphasizing the centrality of capacity building at national level. The Action Plan sets out the vision and goal, as well as five key objectives, which will guide FAO’s work in the next five years, as follows: increasing stakeholder awareness and engagement; strengthening surveillance and research; enabling good practices; promoting responsible use of antimicrobials; strengthening governance and allocating resources sustainably.