,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,ms4  
,om> 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
goals & ideals ( ,_w ,dr[n+ ,prev5tion  
,day4  ,:]eas dr[n+ is ! ?ird-lead+     
cause ( un9t5tional injury dea?         
worldwide1 acc\nt+ = #g p]c5t ( all     
injury-relat$ dea?s2 ,:]eas dr[n+ has   
caus$ m ?an #b1ejj1jjj prev5table dea?s 
9 ! pa/ decade1 a sil5t epidemic (      
prev5table loss2 ,:]eas dr[n+ is among !
 #aj lead+ causes ( dea? = *ildr5 & "y p
 ag$ #a-bd ye>s 9 e region ( ! _w2      
,:]eas flood-relat$ disa/]s increas+ly  
affect millions ( p globally due 9 "p to
 ! escalat+ adv]se impacts ( climate    
*ange1 & dr[n+ is ! lead+ cause ( dea?s 
dur+ floods2 ,:]eas1 m ?an #ij p]c5t (  
dr[n+ dea?s occur 9 riv]s1 lakes1 wells1
 dome/ic wat] /orage vessels1 & swimm+  
pools 9 l[- & middle-income c\ntries2   

,:]eas ov] #ij p]c5t ( global dr[n+     
occurs 9 l[- & middle-income c\ntries1 &
 9 high-income c\ntries1 dr[n+ rates are
 high among c]ta9 age gr\ps & among     
m9ority e?nic gr\ps2 ,:]eas ! human1    
social1 & economic toll ( ^! losses is  
intol]ably high1 & entirely prev5table2 
,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization has   
set out six evid5ce-bas$1 l[-co/ dr[n+  
prev5tion int]v5tions t c\ntries &      
organizations c use to dra/ically r$uce 
! risk ( dr[n+1 includ+-- 7#a7 tea*+    
s*ool-age *ildr5 basic swimm+1 wat]     
safety1 & safe rescue skills2  7#b7     
provid+ safe places away f wat] =       
pre-s*ool *ildr52  7#c7 in/all+ b>ri]s  
to bett] prev5t access to wat]2  7#d7   
tra9+ by/&]s 9 safe rescue &            
resuscitation2  7#e7 sett+ & en=c+      
boat+1 %ipp+1 & f]ry regulations2 &     
7#f7 improv+ flood risk managem5t       
locally & nationally2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly adopt$ a      
hi/oric resolution 9 ,april #bjba       
recogniz+ ! scale & impact ( dr[n+      

globally1 call+ = coord9at$             
multisectoral action to prev5t dr[n+1 & 
decl>+ ,july #be ,_w ,dr[n+ ,prev5tion  
,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports ! goals 
& ideals ( ,_w ,dr[n+ ,prev5tion ,day to
 catalyze concrete action & g5]ate      
att5tion globally = dr[n+ prev5tion &   
improv$ wat] safety2  7#b7 recognizes ! 
importance ( ?is global advocacy ev5t z 
an opportunity to highlight ! tragic &  
pr(\nd impact ( dr[n+ on families &     
communities & (f] lifesav+ solutions to 
prev5t x2 &  7#c7 enc\rages int]gov]nm5t
 coop]ation to develop new dr[n+        
prev5tion policies1 legislation1 or     
inve/m5t1 & to conv5e multisectoral     
r\ndtables or p>liam5t>y discussions4