Global health and foreign policy: strengthening the management of international health crises A/RES/70/183 a particular focus on developing countries, in order to build resilient health systems and strengthen surveillance and preparedness measures, particularly with regard to infectious diseases; 10. Encourages the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organization for Animal Health to further develop their collaborative efforts and work towards a “One Health” approach at the national, regional and global levels; 11. Calls upon the World Health Organization, the international humanitarian system, global cluster leads and other relevant United Nations entities and non-governmental organizations to strengthen their cooperation and coordination so as to assist Member States, upon request, in effectively responding to situations in which an outbreak escalates into a humanitarian crisis; 12. Calls upon Member States to seek synergies and collaboration with the World Health Organization and other relevant actors in the field of health when supporting implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) and developing overall health systems, including disease surveillance systems, health financing, procurement and the supply chain, as well as the he alth workforce at the national, regional and global levels; 13. Urges the international community to take the measures required to act quickly and effectively in global health crises and in all outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences, through a comprehensive and well-coordinated all-hazards approach; 14. Urges Member States to strengthen country and regional capacity in disaster risk reduction, where needed, in accordance with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, adopted by Member States at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Sendai, Japan, from 14 to 18 March 2015; 13 15. Calls upon Member States, in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005), to strengthen disease surveillance capacity and data and information flows between the local and national levels and with the World Health Organization at the country, regional and global levels to ensure early reporting and detection of outbreaks of disease and disasters, and commends in this regard international efforts to assist countries to implement the Regulations, and acknowledges the critical role that the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network can play for rapid identification and confirmation of and response to outbreaks of international importance, under the leadership of the World Health Organization; 16. Urges Member States to fulfil their commitment to fully implement the International Health Regulations (2005), utilizing, in this respect, North -South, South-South, triangular and bilateral cooperation as well as the exchange of best practices, and to monitor national compliance; 17. Welcomes the decisions made by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization at its special session on the Ebola emergency 12 and by the sixty-eighth World Health Assembly to strengthen the global response to health emergencies, 14 and calls upon all Member States to actively support their implementation; _______________ 13 14 Resolution 69/283, annex II. See World Health Organization, document WHA68/2015/REC/1. 7/8

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