The Resolution calls upon States and the international community to accelerate actions to end fistula and reiterates the need for urgent efforts and significantly increased investment to improve maternal health by addressing sexual and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health.

The document further  outlines key recommendations and actions, and calls for the development of a Global Road Map to End Fistula within a decade.

The United Nations Secretary-General report outlines efforts made by the international community at the global, regional and national levels to end obstetric fistula, and offers recommendations to intensify those efforts with a human rights-based approach.

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Palesh Devi Rajdhobi suffered from an obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury, for 21 years. She endured pain, stigma and social isolation before receiving free reconstructive surgery from a UNFPA-supported campaign. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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