A recommendation made at the18th Conference ofthe OIE Regional Commission for Africa, held in Chad in 2009, prompted the Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources of the African Union (AU-IBAR) to ?nd a way to assist African Delegates to become more involved in the OIE standard-setting process.The aim of this initiative was to enable the African continent to present a common position and to more actively contribute and participate in the debate on proposed standards during the General Session of the OIE World Assembly of Delegates, which takes place in Paris every year, in May. Ever since, OIE Delegates from the 54 African Member Countries have been making signi?cant contributions to standard-setting, both through oral presentations at the General Session, representing a common position for Africa, and in written submissions to the OIE Specialist Commissions, which are responsible for formulating OIE standards on terrestrial and aquatic animal health.
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