United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/58/237
Distr.: General
27 February 2004
Fifty-eighth session
Agenda item 51
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2003
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/58/L.53 and Add.1)]
58/237. 2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing
Countries, Particularly in Africa
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolutions 49/135 of 19 December 1994, 50/128 of 20 December
1995, 55/284 of 7 September 2001 and 57/294 of 20 December 2002 concerning the
struggle against malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa,
Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Economic and Social Council
relating to the struggle against malaria and diarrhoeal diseases, in particular
resolution 1998/36 of 30 July 1998,
Taking note of the declarations and decisions on health issues adopted by the
Organization of African Unity, in particular the declaration and plan of action on the
“Roll Back Malaria” initiative adopted at the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of
State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, held in Abuja on 24 and
25 April 2000, 1 as well as decision AHG/Dec.155 (XXXVI) concerning the
implementation of that declaration and plan of action, adopted by the Assembly of
Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its thirtysixth ordinary session, held in Lomé from 10 to 12 July 2000, 2
Also taking note of the Maputo Declaration on Malaria, HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases, adopted by the Assembly of the
African Union at its second ordinary session, held in Maputo from 10 to
12 July 2003, 3
Recognizing the linkages in efforts being made to reach the targets set in the
Abuja Summit as necessary and important for the attainment of the “Roll Back
Malaria” goal and the targets of the United Nations Millennium Declaration 4 by
2010 and 2015, respectively,
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1
See A/55/240/Add.1
See A/55/286, annex II.
3
A/58/626, annex I, Assembly/AU/Decl.6 (II).
4
See resolution 55/2.
2
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