Prevention and Control of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids)

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1987.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 1987–1992

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/46/203

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1992	A/RES/46/203	Prevention and control of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	—	—
1991	A/RES/45/187	Prevention and control of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/233	Prevention and control of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	—	—
1989	A/RES/43/15	Prevention and control of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	—	—
1987	A/RES/42/8	Prevention and control of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)	452	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

12 subjects

Centres Conferences Cooperation Between Organizations Coordination Within UN System Health Education Health Information Health Services Research Hiv/Aids Hiv/Aids Prevention Information Exchange Inter-Agency Cooperation Medical Research

What’s in this document?

7 operative paragraphs

Commends the World Health Organization for its efforts towards global AIDS prevention and control and, in particular, for its support for national AIDS programmes and regional activities, including the meeting of Ministers of Asían and Pacific Governments at Sydney, and the forthcoming World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS prevention to be held in London;

Con.firms that the World Health Organization should continue to direct and co-ordinate the urgent global battle against AIDS;

Commends those Governments which have initiated action to establish national programmes for the prevention and control of AIDS in line with the Global Strategy of the World Health Organization, and urges other Governments to take similar action;

Calls upon ali States, in addressing the AIDS problem, to take into account the legitimate concerns of other countries and the interests of inter-State relations;

Invites the World Health Organization to facilitate the exchange of information on and promotion of national and international research for the prevention and control of AIDS through the further development of Collaborating Centres ofthe World Health Organization and similar existing mechanisms;

Requests the Secretary-General, in view of ali aspects of the problem, to ensure, in close co-operation with the Director-General of the World Health Organization and through the appropriate existing mechanisms, a coordinated response by the United Nations system to the AIDS pandemic, and urges ali appropriate organizations of the United Nations system, including the specialized agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies and nongovernmental and voluntary organizations, in conformity with the Global Strategy, to support the world-wide struggle against AIDS;

Invites the Director-General of the World Health Organization to report to the General Assembly at its forty-third session, through the Economic and Social Council, on new developments in the global AIDS pandemic, and requests the Economic and Social Council to consider the report in accordance with its mandate.

19 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Records of the General Conference, Sixteenth Session, vol. 1, Resolutions, p. 135.

21 See World Health Organization, Fortieth World Health Assembly, Geneva,

4-15 May 1987.

Resolutions and Decisions,

Annexes (WHA.40/1987/REC/I).

23 See A/42/699, annex l.

24 /bid., annex II.

25 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-second S,•ssion, 22 A/42/419 and Add.1.

Plenary Meetíngs, 26th meeting.

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