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2030 Agenda: Follow-up and review
Announcements | 29th March 2016
In September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda. Find here an update on several ongoing processes at the UN in New York.
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60th Commission on the Status of Women
Announcements | 23rd March 2016
The 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women concluded today. Draft agreed conclusions can be found here.
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Tobacco control and the human right to health
Announcements | 23rd March 2016
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will held on 5 April, in Washington DC, a thematic hearing to discuss the issue of the tobacco epidemic in the Americas as a human rights problem.
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IDF welcomes UK announcement on soda tax from 2018
Announcements | 21st March 2016
The government of the UK now joins countries such as Mexico, France, Norway and South Africa in the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages.
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Looking for cutting edge NCD analysis? Our March 2016 webinar is online now
Announcements | 17th March 2016
Did you miss our March 2016 webinar? Video & pdf of slides are available here. Presentations include multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms in South-East Asia and national NCD commissions in the Caribbean.
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High-level Panel on Access to Medicines
Announcements | 15th March 2016
The UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines held an open contribution period for submissions addressing issues affecting innovation and access to health technologies.
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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60)
Announcements | 14th March 2016
The 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women will be held from 14 – 24 March at UN Headquarters in New York. This year’s priority theme is Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.
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How to Make SMART Commitments to Nutrition Action - new guidance
| 10th March 2016
The Global Nutrition Report has worked with a panel of expert stakeholders to develop a guide to making SMART Commitments to Nutrition Action that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time bound.