A/RES/71/169
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula
15. Encourages Member States to contribute to efforts to end obstetric
fistula, including, in particular, through the global Campaign to End Fistula, to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and to commit themselves to
continued efforts to improve maternal health with the aim of eliminating obstetric
fistula globally within a generation;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General
Assembly at its seventy-third session on the implementation of the present
resolution under the item entitled “Advancement of women”.
65th plenary meeting
19 December 2016
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