75/131 GA
United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021– 2030)
75
Session
| Draft symbol | A/75/L.47 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 75/131 |
| UN Document | 75/131 ↗ |
Vote Consensus — A/75/PV.44
Speeches following this vote (19)
The Acting President
Before giving the floor to speakers in explanation of position or vote on either of the resolutions just adopted, may I remind delegations that explanations are limited to 10 minutes and should be made by delegations from their seats.
Mr. Woodroffe
I make this statement on behalf of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and my own delegation, the United Kingdom.
Let me start by saying that we welcome resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”. We are very grateful to the facilitators and the core group for their leadership.
This year more than in o…
Mr. Castañeda Solares
Guatemala is pleased to have supported resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”.
Guatemala recognizes the importance of the adoption of the resolution and is deeply grateful to the delegations that introduced that valuable text. The resolution specifically recognizes the importance of access to h…
Ms. Zalányi
Hungary joins the consensus on resolution 75/131 and thanks the main sponsors for introducing the initiative this year.
At the same time, Hungary regrets that consensus could not be achieved on resolution 75/130 and thanks the main sponsors for introducing the initiative.
Hungary is proud of its long-standing achievements in the area of health care and its scientific contributions to advancing …
Mr. Ghorbanpour Najafabadi
At the outset, I would like to extend my gratitude to the co-facilitators of the informal consultations, especially the delegations of Indonesia, Japan and Chile, on resolutions 75/130 and 131, which were just adopted. In the spirit of constructive engagement, my delegation participated in the negotiations with a view to ensuring that the resolutions were balanced, inclusive and reality-based.
W…
Mr. Konstantinopolskiy
We would like to thank the Secretariat for preparing the reports on this agenda item, including on an inclusive approach to strengthening health systems (A/75/577) and on combating tuberculosis (A/75/236).
The Russian Federation attaches top priority to health care, both at the national level and in the framework of international cooperation. In order to combat the coronavirus disease pandemic, …
Mr. Alshames
We voted in favour of resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”, and we are aware of the importance of its adoption. Nevertheless, our position remains unchanged on some of the controversial issues it refers to, including reproductive health. We therefore reiterate our reservation regarding operati…
Mr. Nakano
Japan welcomes resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”. We are grateful to the facilitators and the core group for their leadership and dedicated work.
This year, in particular after facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, we recognize the importance of strong health systems as the f…
Ms. Kim Yoonhye
My delegation voted in favour of resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”.
While health preparedness is the responsibility of all countries, it requires global cooperation based on solidarity on a much greater scale in terms of resources, expertise and experiences. Preparedness is a global common…
Mr. Reisle
Switzerland joins others in welcoming the commitment and efforts of the international community with a view to guaranteeing quality health care for all, especially in this time of pandemic.
Switzerland would like to clarify its position on certain aspects of resolution 75/130. We believe in a broad approach to all of the factors that contribute to access to medical products. With respect to the …
Ms. Ali
My Country’s delegation would like to thank the core group for presenting resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience through affordable health care for all”, and the delegation of Indonesia for facilitating the negotiations that led to its adoption. Aware of its importance, my delegation was pleased to vote in favour of the resolution. I …
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker in explanation of position or vote on the resolutions just adopted. We will now hear statements after the adoption of the resolution.
I give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Ms. Ludwig
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member States.
I would like to deliver an initial statement on resolution 75/130, entitled “Global health and foreign policy: strengthening health system resilience”, followed by a second, shorter statement on resolution 75/131, entitled “United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030)”.
The candidate countries Turke…
The Acting President
I now give the floor to the observer of the Observer State of the Holy See.
Archbishop Caccia (Holy See): The Holy See would like to thank the delegation of Indonesia and other members of the core group of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative for their commitment to the consultation process on resolution 75/130.
The theme of strengthening health-system resilience through affordable h…
The Acting President
We have heard the last speaker for this item.
The exercise of the right of reply has been requested. May I remind members that statements in the exercise of the right of reply are limited to 10 minutes for the first intervention and five minutes for the second intervention, and should be made by delegations from their seats.
I call on the representative of China.
Mrs. Daizhu Xu
China is exercising its right of reply in response to the statement made by the representative of the United States of America.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is the most severe challenge facing countries today. The urgent task before the international community is to uphold multilateralism, strengthen solidarity and cooperation and fight together against the virus. That is also the…
Mr. Mack
The United States takes the floor to underscore that it has not sought to politicize this issue at all. We seek accountability and transparency as well as genuine fulfilment of what has been requested of the World Health Organization (WHO) in investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease. The peoples of all our countries who are suffering deserve that.
During the recent thirty-first speci…
Mrs. Daizhu Xu
I wish to take the floor to respond to two points raised by the representative of the United States.
First, as I said in my previous right of reply, China was fully open, transparent and responsible in implementing World Health Assembly resolution WHA73.1. We implemented that resolution in earnest while doing our work in terms of tracing the origin of the virus. We took the initiative to invite …
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 131.
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