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ECOSOC, THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COUNCIL, has informed about the key summary recommendations that came out of your valuable contributions to the e-discussion Phase 2 on emerging and future health challenges (January 12 to February 26). They are pleased to inform you that this will be put forward to the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review process. This includes the preparation for the Secretary-General’s report, the AMR regional and national review processes, and the AMR held during the high-level segment of the annual session of ECOSOC. Recommendations are intended to help Member States strengthen their efforts to address the various global health challenges covered in the discussion. Please also be informed that the full contribution can be accessed at this AMR website, and the full summary of the e-discussion is available at the AMR summary page.
One of the recommendations: Develop and implement evidence-based alcohol policies to reduce population-wide alcohol consumption by building on successful measures, including taxation, limits on availability, and drunk-driving counter-measures. (Source: ECOSOC, 3/28/09)