United Nations (AP) — The UN General Assembly has killed more than 2.5 million people in all countries over the past decade on Wednesday, more than 90% of which are low- and middle-income countries and will take action to prevent drowning. I urged you.
The resolution, co-sponsored by Bangladesh and Ireland and adopted by a consensus of 193 world groups, is the first to focus on drowning. July 25th is designated as “World Drowning Prevention Day”.
Congress emphasizes that “low-cost interventions” can be used to “prevent” drowning and consider introducing water safety, swimming, and first aid lessons as part of the school curriculum. I am calling on each country. It encourages countries to appoint a “national focus on drowning prevention”, develop national prevention programs, and enact and enforce water safety legislation.
Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, but reflect global opinion.
According to the United Nations, Africa has the highest drowning rate in the world, and Asia has the highest number of drowning.
“Drowning is a problem of social equality that affects children and adolescents in rural areas disproportionately, and many countries report drowning as the leading cause of child mortality, with drowning being a world aged 5-14 years. It is one of the 10 leading causes of death in Japan, “said the resolution.
Official global estimates of 235,000 deaths per year from drowning point out “concerned” that they exclude drowning from flood-related climate events and water transport incidents. “In some countries, drowning is up to 50 percent undervalued,” he said.
“Water-related disasters are affecting millions of people around the world,” said Congress, partly due to the growing impact of climate change. “Floods are more common than any other natural disaster.” Affecting people and drowning floods. “
Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima told Parliament after the resolution was adopted: Economic costs are also unacceptable. “
In Bangladesh and the South Asian region, drowning is a major cause of child mortality, and a call for a resolution calling for precautionary measures is urgent, he said.
Ireland’s UN Ambassador to the United Nations, Geraldine Byrne Nason, called for the July 25 resolution and designation as a day when the world will focus on preventing drowning. Preventable death. “
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, World Health Organization’s World Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries, said:
“We have tools to prevent these deaths-and now we need to act on them,” he said in a statement.