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For the third successive year, the Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) co-hosted an AMR Science-Policy Forum on the sidelines of ESCMID Global, one of the most important annual, international meetings in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. The theme of the 2025 Forum was selected to focus presentations and discussion on how science and evidence can guide policy actions to support translation of commitments and targets in the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Political Declaration on AMR into action and results. The Forum comprised two sessions involving presentations and panel discussions. In the first session, participants explore how science can inform policy settings to support implementation of sector-specific targets on AMR in the 2024 UNGA on AMR. The second session examined how policy can guide action in the AMR response, focusing on the work of the Quadripartite organizations to establish an Independent Panel on Evidence for Action on AMR and to update the Global Action Plan on AMR, as requested by Member States.