A/RES/64/79
United Nations
Distr.: General
16 February 2010
General Assembly
Sixty-fourth session
Agenda item 47
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 7 December 2009
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/64/L.28 and Add.1)]
64/79. 2001–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing
Countries, Particularly in Africa
The General Assembly,
Recalling that the period 2001–2010 has been 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,
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Recalling also its resolution 63/234 of 22 December 2008 and all previous
resolutions concerning the struggle against malaria in developing countries,
particularly in Africa,
Recalling further World Health Assembly resolution 60.18 of 23 May 2007
urging a broad range of national and international actions to scale up malaria control
programmes 2 and resolution 61.18 of 24 May 2008 on monitoring of the
achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals, 3
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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 the declarations and decisions on health issues adopted by the
Organization of African Unity, in particular the declaration and plan of action on the
“Roll Back Malaria” initiative adopted at the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of
State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, held in Abuja on 24 and
25 April 2000, 4 as well as decision AHG/Dec.155 (XXXVI) concerning the
implementation of that declaration and plan of action, adopted by the Assembly of
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1
See resolution 55/284.
See World Health Organization, Sixtieth World Health Assembly, Geneva, 14–23 May 2007, Resolutions
and Decisions, Annexes (WHASS1/2006-WHA60/2007/REC/1).
3
See World Health Organization, Sixty-first World Health Assembly, Geneva, 19–24 May 2008,
Resolutions and Decisions, Annexes (WHA61/2008/REC/1).
4
See A/55/240/Add.1, annex.
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