Global health and foreign policy: strengthening the management of international health crises A/RES/70/183 Expressing deep concern over recent outbreaks of diseases, such as Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease, which demonstrate the potential vulnerability of national health systems t o serious outbreaks of infectious diseases and the necessity of adequate global response mechanisms for health emergencies, and in this regard noting the worsening situations that can emanate from international and regional health crises and their multidimensional effects on the political, social, economic, humanitarian, logistical and security spheres, especially for countries undergoing a peacebuilding process, Noting with particular concern the unprecedented number of humanitarian crises and natural disasters that are having an impact on global health, which testify to the enormity of the challenges to which the international community is concurrently responding, Recognizing the urgent need for an improved, more effective and better coordinated response capacity for the international community, and especially for the World Health Organization and Member States, in responding to outbreaks and emergencies with health consequences, guided by an all-hazards approach emphasizing adaptability, flexibility and accountability, the principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence, and predictability, timeliness and country ownership, Recognizing also the importance of the strengthening of financial resources and mechanisms, including within the World Health Organization, to ensure a timely, effective and coordinated response to outbreaks of disease, Recalling the International Health Regulations (2005), which are contributing to global public health security by providing a framework for the coordination of the management of events that may constitute a public health emergency of international concern, stressing the importance of the adequate capacity of all countries to prevent, detect, assess, notify and respond to public health threats, and underscoring the importance of the States members of the World Health Organization abiding by these commitments and continuing to make necessary efforts towards the full implementation of the Regulations, Underlining, in this respect, the urgency of having strong and resilient health systems capable of implementing the International Health Regulations (2005) and ensuring pandemic preparedness and the prevention and detection of and response to any eventual outbreaks, as well as the availability of motivated, well-trained and appropriately equipped health professionals and health workers, Recognizing that investing in new health workforce employment opportunities may also add broader socioeconomic value to the global economy and national economies and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, Acknowledging that malnutrition in all its forms affects people’s health by, inter alia, compromising the immune system and increasing susceptibility to communicable and non-communicable diseases, Emphasizing the importance of seeking synergies and collaboration with other relevant actors within and outside the United Nations system, including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Gavi Alliance, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the World Bank, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and of including other areas, such as agriculture, when developing overall health systems, including disease surveillance systems, health financing, procurement and the supply chain, as well as health workforces at the country, regional and global levels, 3/8