Global health and foreign policy: accelerating the fight against diseases driven by social determinants of health A/RES/80/265 17. Urges Member States to implement, strengthen and sustain regular, meaningful and inclusive social participation in health -related decisions across the system as appropriate, taking into consideration national context and priorities; 18. Encourages Member States to strengthen public communication, community engagement strategies and digital literacy, including through leveraging trained community health workers to foster community resilience and health literacy, to address, backed by scientific evidence, misinformation and disinformation related to health, including on disease prevention, health promotion, treatment and immunization, while respecting human rights, and recognizing that inaccurate information can undermine trust in health systems, lead to treatment refusal and vaccine hesitancy, and hinder efforts to promote health equity and the achievement of universal health coverage; 19. Requests the Secretary-General, in close collaboration with the Director General of the World Health Organization as well as with relevant international organizations, to report to the General Assembly at its eighty -first session, under the item entitled “Global health and foreign policy”, on international cooperation and multilateral efforts to accelerate the fight against diseases driven by social determinants of health and promote equity in health for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 20 with particular attention to progress made in strengthening intersectoral public policies, enhancing international cooperation and resource mobilization, and establishing effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. 88th plenary meeting 4 June 2026 _______________ 20 10/10 Resolution 70/1. 26-07986

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