Inter-organizational Relations and Policy Coordination The Quadripartite and Antimicrobial Resistance

Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations,

31(4), 428-473

DOI: 10.1163/19426720-03104001

Abstract

Abstract

In March 2022 the heads of four international organizations—the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the United Nations Environment Programme—signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on addressing One Health challenges. The formation of what has become known as 'The Quadripartite' represents a growing trend in contemporary international relations in which member states, confronted with the proliferation of international organizations (IOs) are encouraging institutions to work more collaboratively together to reduce competition, conflict, and overlap. In this context, policy coordination is often considered one of the indicators of improved inter-organizational relations, but how policy coordination has been conceptualized within the existing literature remains underdeveloped. This article examines the effectiveness of the Quadripartite policy coordination efforts by focusing on one of the platform's key priorities: member states' development and adoption of national actions plans to address antimicrobial resistance."