A/RES/70/183 Global health and foreign policy: strengthening the management of international health crises Reaffirming also its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which it adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of this Agenda by 20 30, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social and environmental – in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business, Recalling Goal 3 of the 2030 Agenda, which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, Emphasizing the importance of building resilient societies in the context of sustainable development, poverty eradication and catastrophic events and pandemics, Noting the role of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative in promoting synergy between foreign policy and global health, as well as the Oslo Ministerial Declaration of 20 March 2007, entitled “Global health: a pressing foreign policy issue of our time”, 5 which encouraged global engagement for health, rooted in global solidarity and shared responsibility, Reaffirming the role of the World Health Organization as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work in accordance with its Constitution, and acknowledging the key role of the Organization and the importance of other relevant international and regional organizations in dealing with outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences, in providing support to Member States, as appropriate and upon request, in the development and implementation of preventive measures against the spread of infectious diseases and in the development of resilient health systems, Recognizing the primary role of Member States in preparing for and responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases, including those that become humanitarian crises, highlighting the critical role played by Member States, the World Health Organization as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work, the United Nations humanitarian system, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and other humanitarian actors in providing financial, technical and in -kind support in order to bring epidemics under control, and recognizing also the need to strengthen national health systems, including capacity-building for developing countries, Emphasizing the important role of the World Health Organization, as the United Nations specialized agency for health, as the lead agency to support the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) 6 and as the health cluster lead, in the international response to outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences, encouraging the ongoing work to reform and improve the emergency response capacity of the World Health Organization, as required, to meet these responsibilities, noting with appreciation in this regard the report of the Ebola Interim Assessment Panel, and noting the first report of the advisory group on the reform of the Organization’s work in outbreaks and emergencies, _______________ 5 6 2/8 A/63/591, annex. World Health Organization, document WHA58/2005/REC/1, resolution 58.3, annex.