A/RES/73/3 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 18 October 2018 Seventy-third session Agenda item 129 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 10 October 2018 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/73/L.4)] 73/3. Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the fight against tuberculosis The General Assembly Adopts the following political declaration approved by the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the fight against tuberculosis on 26 September 2018: Political declaration of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the fight against tuberculosis United to end tuberculosis: an urgent global response to a global epidemic We, Heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembled at the United Nations in New York on 26 September 2018, with a dedicated focus for the first time on the global tuberculosis epidemic, reaffirm our commitment to ending the tuberculosis epidemic globally by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals target, commit to ending the epidemic in all countries, and pledge to provide leadership and to work together to accelerate our national and global collective actions, investments and innovations urgently to fight this preventable and treatable disease, affirming that tuberculosis, including its drug resistant forms, is a critical challenge and the leading cause of death from infectious disease, the most common form of antimicrobial resistance globally and the leading cause of death of people living with HIV, and that poverty, gender inequality, vulnerability, discrimination and marginalization exacerbate the risks of contracting tuberculosis and its devastating impacts, including stigma and discrimination at all ages, such that the disease requires a comprehensive response, including towards achieving universal health coverage, and one that addresses the social and economic 18-16895 (E) 241018 *1816895*

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