Sixty-fourth Regional Committee for Europe: Copenhagen, 15–18 September 2014: draft resolution: European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020

W ORL D H EALT H O RG AN I Z AT IO N R EG I ON AL O F F I C E FO R EU R O PE UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Telephone: +45 45 33 70 00 Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: governance@euro.who.int Web: http://www.euro.who.int/en/who-we-are/governance Regional Committee for Europe EUR/RC64/Conf.Doc./8 Rev.1 64th session Copenhagen, Denmark, 15–18 September 2014 12 September 2014 140472 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Draft resolution European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020 The Regional Committee, Having considered the “European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020” (document EUR/RC64/14); Noting the priority attributed to the reduction of the burden of disease of diet-related noncommunicable diseases in the Twelfth General Programme of Work 2014–2019 and specifically for categories 2 (Noncommunicable diseases), 3 (Promoting health through the life- course) and 5 (Preparedness, surveillance and response); Recalling resolution WHA63.23 calling for increased political commitment to prevent and reduce malnutrition in all its forms, to strengthen implementation of the Global strategy for infant and young child feeding and to scale up nutrition interventions; Recalling the Global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020, endorsed by resolution WHA66.10; Recognizing the importance of tackling noncommunicable diseases within the policy priorities of Health 2020: a European policy framework and strategy for the 21st century; Noting resolution EUR/RC61/R3, adopting the Action plan for implementation of the European Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2012–2016 as a strategic framework for action by Member States in the European Region; EUR/RC64/Conf.Doc./8 Rev.1 page 2 Noting resolution EUR/RC63/R4, endorsing the Vienna Declaration on Nutrition and Noncommunicable Diseases in the Context of Health 2020; Understanding that this resolution is expected to cover the period through 2020 and supersedes resolution EUR/RC57/R4 on “Follow-up to the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity and Second European Action Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy”; 1. ADOPTS the “European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020” (EU) taking into account national contexts, legislation and cultural dimensions of nutrition; 2. URGES Member States:1 (a) to (EU) give due consideration to apply the policy options presented in the Action Plan in developing, implementing and evaluating national policies on nutrition (EU) in accordance with national circumstances; (b) to promote healthy diets throughout the life-course, ensuring (EU) a framework for access to and the affordability of healthy nutrition, using evidence-based policies at all levels, (EU) if available; (c) to set up, if applicable, appropriate governance mechanisms for implementation of multisectoral actions to promote healthy diets and to prevent conditions related to (EU) poor malnutrition; (d) to build intersectoral alliances and networks, engaging relevant stakeholders and fostering citizen empowerment; (e) to strengthen national capacity of health care delivery systems to respond to nutritional problems and to promote healthy diets; 3. REQUESTS the Regional Director: (a) to support Member States, (EU) upon request, in the implementation of the “European Food and Nutrition Action Plan 2015–2020”; (b) to evaluate the implementation of the Action Plan; (c) to pursue the aims of the Action Plan and the Vienna Declaration, in partnership with international, intergovernmental and non-state actors; 1 And regional economic integration organizations, where applicable EUR/RC64/Conf.Doc./8 Rev.1 page 3 (d) to ensure necessary funding for the implementation of the resolution in future programme budgets and report through the Standing Committee of the Regional Committee on funding gaps; (e) to report to the Regional Committee on the implementation of the Action Plan at its 67th and 71st sessions in 2017 and 2021, respectively. = = =