As Sixty-eighth Session Nears Conclusion, General Assembly Adopts Resolution Incorporating Sustainable Development Goals into Post-2015 Agenda
Delegates Also Pass Measures Addressing Malaria, Revitalizing Work of Assembly
United Nations
Sixty-eighth General Assembly GA/11544
Plenary
108th Meeting (PM)
10 September 2014

The General Assembly adopted three resolutions today, including one that would pave the way for the incorporation of sustainable development goals into the post-2015 development agenda.
In adopting the “Report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 66/288” (document A/68/L.61), as orally amended, the Assembly decided that the outcome document from the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals would be the main basis for integrating the sustainable development goals into the future development agenda. The resolution went on to state that other inputs would also be considered during the intergovernmental negotiation process at the upcoming General Assembly session…

…In a final act, the Assembly adopted ”Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015” (document A/68/L.60), thereby calling for increased support for the implementation of international commitments and goals pertaining to the fight to eliminate malaria.

The resolution urged malaria-endemic countries to work towards financial sustainability to increase national resources allocated to controlling that disease, while also working with the private sector to improve access to quality medical services. Further, the resolution called upon Member States to establish or strengthen national policies, operational plans and research, with a view to achieving internationally agreed malaria targets for 2015…

…The General Assembly will reconvene on Thursday, 11 September, for a high-level stock-taking event on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.