Registration for the interactive hearing taking place on Thursday, 5 July ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs is now open. Only representatives of organisations with ECOSOC consultative status or organisations with special accreditation to attend the hearing will be able to register to attend.

Each organisation is able to register up to five (5) participants to attend the interactive hearing. Registration for the interactive hearing closes on Thursday 21 June.

The interactive hearing is convened as part of the preparatory process for the UN HLM on NCDs, and is organized by the President of the General Assembly with the support of the World Health Organization. The hearing will be a one-day meeting and consist of opening and closing segments and four interactive panel sessions; each panel session will include an interactive component for participants to speak from the floor.

The hearing is an opportunity for civil society and all stakeholders to share their priorities for the outcome of the UN HLM with Member States, and to provide feedback on the zero draft of the outcome document.

A preliminary concept note for the interactive hearing will be posted online, here.

Note: Registration of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs on Thursday 27 September will open at the beginning of July.

The list of accredited orgs for hearing and HLM on NCDs can be found here.

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NCDA Statement at UHC HLM Interactive Hearing

29th April 2019

The NCD Alliance and the Union for International Cancer Control urge Member States to ensure the outcome of the HLM on UHC adopts a lifecourse approach to health that spans the continuum of care, strengthens health systems and helps reduce inequities and catastrophic financial expenditure on health.
Meeting Report: Global Dialogue on Partnerships for Sustainable Financing of NCD Prevention Control (April 2018)

31st January 2019

In preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on NCDs in 2018 (UN HLM3), the World Health Organization and the Government of Denmark convened a Global Dialogue to include WHO Member States, development agencies, UN system organisations, and non-State actors to explore new ways to address the critical gap in financing for national NCD responses. The Conference was supported by the WHO partners.
Summary of commitments in the 2018 Political Declaration on NCDs (180.33kB)

25th November 2018

This table provides a summary of the commitments outlined in the Political Declaration of the 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs held on 27 September 2018.
5 tips for advancing the NCDs agenda

06th November 2018

NCDA CEO Katie Dain this week suggested 5 ways civil society could advance the NCD agenda following the 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs.
Mobilising civil society to scale up national NCD responses

10th October 2018

Read what Sir Trevor Hassell, President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition said on a multistakheholder panel at the UN HLM on NCDs on 27 September on how to mobilise civil society to scale up national NCD responses.