Announcements

Health advocates call on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to stop opposing policies that protect public health

Announcements | 20th April 2016

Health groups from around the globe are calling on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to adopt and enforce a policy of not marketing sugar drinks to children aged 16 and under
Barcelona Declaration for Habitat 3 is available online

Announcements | 14th April 2016

Following on from the Habitat III Thematic Meeting on Public Space in Barcelona on 4 and 5 April, the Barcelona Declaration has been finalised and is now available online.
First national CSO consultation on NCDs in India

Announcements | 14th April 2016

This 25th to the 27th April, the Healthy India Alliance will be holding the first national CSO Consultation on NCDs, in New Delhi.
Out of the shadows: Making mental health a global priority

Announcements | 13th April 2016

A two-day series of events, co-hosted by the World Bank and the World Health Organization during the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, aims to move mental health from the margins to the mainstream of the global development agenda.
Paris Climate Agreement Signing

Announcements | 13th April 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited all world leaders to UN HQ in New York on 22 April for a signing ceremony of the Paris climate agreement, agreed in December 2015.
UN Secretary-General candidate informal dialogues

Announcements | 12th April 2016

The President of the General Assembly has invited the eight candidates that have been formally presented for the role of UN Secretary-General to participate in informal dialogues from 12 – 14 April.
Financing for Development Follow-up Forum

Announcements | 12th April 2016

The inaugural ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development (FfD) follow-up will be held from 18 – 20 April at UN HQ in New York.
UNGASS on the world drug problem

Announcements | 11th April 2016

The UN General Assembly will convene a special session on the world drug problem from 19 – 21 April at UN HQ in New York.