FOUR United Nations agencies on Monday called for global action to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and the environment as part of a new 'One Health' approach.

This, after the heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN-backed World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) came together in the face of multiple global emergencies — from the coronavirus to Ebola — continued threats of disease spillover between animals and humans, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.