資料 9United Nations General Assembly Will Convene Historic
High-Level Meeting on TB with Heads of State

Stop TB Partners and Global Health leaders unite to support historic
campaign towards a successful meeting

15 December 2016 - Geneva, Switzerland - Following a campaign launched by Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, Chair of theStop TB Partnership Board and Minister of Health of South Africa, the United Nations General Assembly has agreed
to hold a High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Tuberculosis through a resolution endorsed today by member states at UN
headquarters in New York.
The resolution was tabled by the Global Health and Foreign Policy Initiative, a UN country grouping which includes
South Africa, Thailand, Brazil, France, Norway, Senegal, and Indonesia. The resolution, and specifically the text
calling for the UN HLM on TB, was agreed unanimously by member states following a campaign by the global TB
community and Stop TB partner organizations.
"As the Chair of the Board of the Stop TB Partnership, and Minister of Health of South Africa I welcome the decisionby the United Nations to hold a High-Level Meeting in 2018 on the fight against tuberculosis. When I was giving myinputs on behalf of the Stop TB Partnership on Anti-microbial Resistance, I made a call that a high level meeting also
be convened for TB by the UN. This is because 30% of Anti-microbial Resistance is due to Multi-drug Resistant TB;
and also because TB is the number one killer of all infectious diseases in the world today," said Dr. Motsoaledi.

"The high-level meeting on tuberculosis will heighten awareness of the social and economic devastation caused bythis age- old disease and the need for urgent global attention to end TB as a public health threat by 2030. I wish to
thank Member States for their support in ensuring that our request for a High Level Meeting was approved so speedilyby the UN today," he continued.
A High-Level Meeting is a special session of the United Nations General Assembly convened by governments onissues of global political importance. Previous HLMs have resulted in action orientated UN political declarations
endorsed by Heads of State, which have formed the basis for accelerated national efforts. The HLM on TB will be thefifth time in history UN member states have convened a High-Level Meeting devoted to a health issue, following
previous meetings on HIV/AIDS (2001), Non-communicable diseases (2011), Ebola (2014) and Antimicrobial
Resistance (2015).
"I commend UN member states on today’s agreement to hold a United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB in 2018.
Canada is a leading funder of global TB efforts through our support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria,
and the Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH programme. We need to significantly scale-up the use of innovative
approaches if we are going to end this epidemic by 2030, and we call on all member states to support the UN HighLevel Meeting on TB," said Ms. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,Canada.
UN member states will convene future meetings to determine the date, agenda, and scope of the meeting. The
President of the UN General Assembly is expected to appoint two member states as ‘co-facilitators’, who will beresponsible for overseeing arrangements and negotiations in the lead up to the HLM.
"Top political commitment is needed to turn around the serious TB epidemic. Thailand is proud to be one of the first
supporters for the UN High-Level Meeting on TB. The UN High-Level Meeting will ensure a historic tipping point in thefight against the world’s leading infectious killer. Together, we can tip the situation," said Mr. Piyasakol
Sakolsatayadorn, Minister of Public Health, Thailand.
Following the launch of the campaign for a UN High-Level Meeting in September 2016 in New York, TB organizations
and partners around the world have reached out to their governments, parliamentarians, and key leaders to secure
support for the HLM on TB. The campaign drew widespread support from member states given that TB is now theworld’s leading infectious killer, both globally and in low-income countries, causing 1.8 million deaths in 2015.
The Stop TB Partnership will provide regular updates and will convene consultations to ensure strong coordination
among partners in the lead up to the UN High-Level Meeting.
"This is a historical moment for the TB community. The UN High-Level Meeting is a significant step on the path to end
TB," said Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership.
"Heads of State, governments, civil society and the private sector must offer their highest level of political commitment,
focus on concrete outputs, make their voices heard, and offer innovative solutions to the TB epidemic. If the TB
community unites our efforts, the HLM will go down in history as the moment the world came together to end TB," said
Dr. Ditiu

Quotes from Global Leaders on the UN High-Level Meeting on TB
Wife of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria"Today’s historic announcement by UN member states sends a clear message that tuberculosis is a global emergency
that demands a political response at the highest levels. The United Nations brings together governments and partners
in a way that no other global body can. I am confident Heads of State and government Ministers will fully support andparticipate in this meeting.
I am proud to have launched the call for a UN High-Level Meeting on TB with Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, Chair of the StopTB Partnership Board and Minister of Health of South Africa, at the Stop TB Partnership Board Meeting in New York in
September 2016. As the UN partnership tasked with leading the global TB response, I am confident the Stop TB
Partnership will unite all partners and serve as the leading voice to ensure strong outcomes from the High-LevelMeeting.
No disease in history has crossed as many borders and inflicted as much damage as TB. I look forward to assisting
through my role as the Wife of the President of Nigeria and as a TB Ambassador to mobilize other First Ladies all over
the world to ensure a successful High-Level Meeting on TB."

Michel Sidibé, Executive Director, UNAIDS"Tuberculosis and especially drug resistant TB are among the greatest threats to an effective AIDS response. A UN
high level meeting can generate the political will and joint effort that is needed to promote bette prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of TB and HIV."

Mark Dybul, Executive Director, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria"Today’s agreement by member states to hold a High-Level meeting on TB is a historic opportunity to bring Heads ofState and governments to the TB fight and mobilize the resources needed to end TB by 2030. The Global Fund’sinvestments have supported programs that put over 15 million people with TB treatment. This is one of the most costeffective investments the world can make to save lives and bring people out of poverty."

Eric Goosby, United Nations Special Envoy on Tuberculosis"TB tragically kills nearly 5000 people per day despite the fact that it is treatable. Ending TB requires the broad
support of the global health community to diagnose and cure every person living with TB. The HLM is a critical step inconverging the political will to succeed."

Cheri Vincent, Chief, Tuberculosis Division, USAID"The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is proud to support the UN High-Level Meeting on
Tuberculosis agreed to today by UN member states. As one of the leading donors for global TB efforts, we hope thismeeting will galvanize the increased investments in TB needed to scale up the global response. The United States iscommitted to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and to ending TB as outlined in the U.S. GovernmentGlobal Tuberculosis Strategy (2015-2019) and the White House National Action Plan for Combating MultidrugResistant Tuberculosis."

Joanne Carter, Vice-Chair of the Stop TB Coordinating Board and Executive Director,
RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund"The UN High-Level meeting is a critical opportunity for the world to come together to tackle the technical, financial,and political challenges that have allowed TB to become the greatest infectious killer globally. Together we must makesure this is more than just a meeting, but a driver of a new era of ambition, investment, and progress toward ending
TB. As Vice-Chair of the Stop TB Partnership Board, I am proud of the role the Partnership has had in the campaign
for the UN High-level Meeting, and grateful to all the partners who helped make this a reality. We are committed tomaking this meeting a turning point in the TB fight."
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国連総会で 12/15、結核におけるハイレベルミーティング（HLM）が、2018 年に開催されることが合意された。
結核による社会・経済的打撃、公衆衛生上の脅威として国際的な注目の必要性などがハイライトされる予定。
国連での保健課題におけるハイレベルミーティングは、HIV/AID(2001)、非感染症（2011）、エボラ（2014）、AMR(2015)
TB(2018)で 5 回目となる。この HLM 開催の理由について、Dr. Motsoaledi（Chair of the Board of the Stop TB
Partnership, and Minister of Health of South Africa）は、AMR の 30％は、MDR-TB によるものであること、そしてTB は世界で感染症として第一の死因であることをあげている。