United Nations
A/RES/65/273
Distr.: General
19 July 2011
General Assembly
Sixty-fifth session
Agenda item 12
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 April 2011
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/65/L.70 and Add.1)]
65/273. Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control
and eliminate malaria in developing countries,
particularly in Africa, by 2015
The General Assembly,
Recalling that the period 2001–2010 was proclaimed the Decade to Roll Back
Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa, by the General Assembly, 1
and that combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases is included
in the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium
Development Goals,
Recalling also the malaria-related goals and commitments in the outcome
document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the
Millennium Development Goals, 2
Recalling further its resolution 64/79 of 7 December 2009 and all previous
resolutions concerning the struggle against malaria in developing countries,
particularly in Africa,
Recalling resolution 60.18, adopted by the World Health Assembly on 23 May
2007, urging a broad range of national and international actions to scale up malaria
control programmes, 3 and resolution 61.18 of 24 May 2008 on monitoring of the
achievement of health-related Millennium Development Goals, 4
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 all declarations and decisions on health issues, in particular
those related to malaria, adopted by the Organization of African Unity and the
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1
See resolution 55/284.
See resolution 65/1.
3
See World Health Organization, Sixtieth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 14–23 May 2007, Resolutions
and Decisions, Annexes (WHASS1/2006-WHA60/2007/REC/1).
4
See World Health Organization, Sixty-first World Health Assembly, Geneva, 19–24 May 2008,
Resolutions and Decisions, Annexes (WHA61/2008/REC/1).
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