Announcing
UNDP has launched a new web site for information on fund management and administrative services and includes the website of the Central Fund for Influenza Action.
Please visit: Multi-Donor Trust Funds & Joint Programmes
About the portal
UN Response to avian flu and the pandemic threat. For further information, please visit our About section.
Confirmed cases
Please visit our page on confirmed cases for detailed data on avian influenza outbreaks in humans and animals.
Useful Links
We have compiled a list of useful links from a variety of sources, including governments, international agencies, NGOs and scientific organizations. Please feel free to inform us of additional web sites for consideration. View the list.
Reports and official documents
UN Consolidated Action Plans
- November 2007 [pdf]
- November 2006 [pdf]
- July 2006 [pdf]
UN-World Bank Global Progress Reports on Responses to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and the State of Pandemic Influenza Readiness
- December 2007
Synopsis in: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish - January-June 2006 [pdf]
- July-December 2006 [pdf]
- Country profiles for July-December 2006 [pdf]
Progress Reports on UNSIC’s activities
- January - March, 2008 [pdf]
- October-December, 2007 [pdf]
- July-September, 2007 [doc]
- May-June, 2007 [pdf]
- January-April, 2007 [pdf]
Other documents
National preparedness
- 39 Steps governments should take to prepare for a pandemic [pdf]
- WHO guidelines and recommendations
- Vision and road map in the six official languages
Avian Influenza
- Collection of Domestic Measures to Prevent, Control and Respond to Avian Influenza among APEC Member Economies [pdf]
- Issues and good practice [pdf]
Enhancing control of avian influenza through compensation
Influenza Pandemic
- Africa: Assessment of financial needs and gaps [pdf]
Avian influenza prevention and control and human influenza pandemic preparedness in Africa. French version
Presentations
In the news
UPI; 12 May 2008 – A new outbreak of birdflu in South Korea's capital has prompted North Korea to place its quarantine officials on high alert.
AP; 12 May 2008 – South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
Xinhua; 12 May 2008 – Bird flu has recently hit Vietnam's southern Long An province, raising the total number of localities currently affected by the disease to five, according to local newspaper Pioneer Monday.
Event Calendar
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Photo gallery
Please visit the UNSIC photo gallery
These photos were assembled by UNSIC and are available for use in communication materials related to avian influneza.