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COP21: Historic climate change agreement reached in Paris
Announcements | 17th December 2015
The COP21 climate negotiations in Paris concluded with the adoption of the Paris Accord, as agreed by the 195 Member States party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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UN launches high-level panel on access to medicines
Announcements | 14th December 2015
The United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines is inviting contributions for consideration that address the policy incoherence between international human rights law, trade rules and public health objectives regarding the innovation of and access to health technologies.
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WHO GCM/NCD Dialogue on International Cooperation on NCDs
Announcements | 02nd December 2015
The WHO Global Mechanism on NCDs (GCM/NCDs) convened this week 250 representatives from governments, NGOs, patients, youth, academia and the private sector in Geneva (Switzerland) for the second WHO GCM Dialogue on International Cooperation on NCDs.
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New report of national and regional NCD alliances at #NCDAForum2015
Announcements | 19th November 2015
The report "Achieving 25 x 25 through civil society coalitions" was launched last week at the first ever NCD Alliance Forum 2015. It highligths the significant number of national and regional alliances that have emerged in the past five years around the world.
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Sustainable Financing for NCDs
Announcements | 29th October 2015
How can we turn political mandates to combat the global burden of NCDs into actions that will ensure resources are available to comprehensively do so? NCD Alliance Executive Director, Katie Dain, writes for The Lancet.
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Healthy Caribbean Coalition launches civil society report on National NCD Commissions
Announcements | 29th September 2015
The Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) has released the report "National NCD Commissions in the Caribbean: Towards a more Effective Multisectoral Response to NCDs". The report provides a detailed assessment and analysis of the status of CARICOM National NCD Commissions.
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Noncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2015 launched
Announcements | 27th September 2015
The World Health Organization's new "Noncommunicable Disease Progress Monitor 2015" was launched this week during the UN Sustainable Development Summit, in New York.
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Adoption of Agenda 2030: A Major Victory for NCDs
Announcements | 24th September 2015
Today is a historic moment for the non-communicable disease (NCD) community. This morning, world leaders formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations in New York. For the first time, NCDs are included as a sustainable development priority for all countries.