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  • WHO Executive Board 2015

    Announcements  |  15th January 2015

    The 136th session of the WHO Executive Board will convene from 26 January to 3 February in Geneva. The agenda for NCDs includes reports on the follow-up to the 2014 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and the Second International Conference on Nutrition. 

  • Financing for Development Conference: Draft report open for public consultation

    Announcements  |  15th January 2015

    The Sustainable Development Solutions Network  has launched a draft report on financing for sustainable development that will provide recommendations for the Financing for Development Conference to be held in Addis Abiba, Ethiopia from 13-16 July. 

  • Launch of the second WHO Global Status Report 2014 on NCDs

     |  12th January 2015

    MEETING INVITATION: Launch of the second

  • Cigarette Package Health Warnings Status Report, fourth edition launched

    Announcements  |  09th January 2015

    Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report provides an international overview ranking 198 countries/jurisdictions based on warning size, and lists those that have finalized requirements for picture warnings. Regional breakdowns are also provided.

  • World Cancer Day 2015: #NotBeyondUs

    World Days  |  09th January 2015

    Taking place under the tagline ‘Not beyond us’, World Cancer Day 2015 (4th February 2015) will take a positive and proactive approach to the fight against cancer, highlighting that solutions do exist across the continuum of cancer, and that they are within our reach.

  • Public Event: Key Findings of the Global Nutrition Report 2014

    Announcements  |  07th January 2015

    The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) and the Global Health Programme of the Graduate Institute, will hold on 28 January 2015, from 18:00 to 20:00 hs. in Maison de la paix (Geneva), an engagement event on the Global Nutrition Report 2014.

  • Members of GCM Working Groups Announced, Documents Open for Comment

    Announcements  |  07th January 2015

    Following nominations by Member States in November 2014 of proposed members for the Working Groups of the WHO Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCD), the proposed members have now been published.

  • Insights from 10,000 Women on the Impact of NCDs

     |  06th January 2015

    Though NCDs are the #1 of killer of women, data on women’s views on NCDs are scarce.