The objectives of the Global NCD Alliance Forum 2017 are:
To convene the civil society network of national/regional NCD alliances to share experiences, lessons learnt and connect with key stakeholders across sustainable development;
To promote the engagement of people living wth NCDs and youth in the NCD movement, including through launching the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs;
To strengthen the capacity of the network of national/regional NCD alliances, including in areas such as coalition building, sustainability and issue specific advocacy;
To build consensus on advocacy priorities for 2018 UN High Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs;
To further the Sharjah Declaration by facilitating advocacy campaign planning towards the 2018 UN HLM.
