Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018

SEVENTIETH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY WHA70.11 Agenda item 15.1 31 May 2017 Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018 The Seventieth World Health Assembly, Having considered the report on preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018; 1 Recalling resolutions WHA66.10 (2013) on the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, and WHA69.6 (2016) on responses to specific assignments in preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable diseases; United Nations General Assembly resolutions 66/2 (2011) on the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting, 68/300 (2014) on the outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the comprehensive review and assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, 69/313 (2015) on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and 70/1 (2015) on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and United Nations Economic and Social Council resolutions 2013/12, 2014/10, 2015/8 and 2016/5 on the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, 1. ENDORSES the updated Appendix 3 to the global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020; 2. NOTES the workplan for the global coordination mechanism on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases covering the period 2018–2019; 3. URGES Member States: 2 (1) to continue to implement resolutions WHA66.10 (2013) on the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases and WHA69.6 (2016) on responses to specific assignments in preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable diseases; United Nations General Assembly resolutions 66/2 (2011) on the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting, 68/300 (2014) on the outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the comprehensive review and 1 Document A70/27. 2 And, where applicable, regional economic integration organizations. WHA70.11 2 assessment of the progress achieved in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, 69/313 (2015) on the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and 70/1 (2015) on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and United Nations Economic and Social Council resolutions 2013/12, 2014/10, 2015/8 and 2016/5 on the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, taking into account the updated Appendix 3 to the global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020; (2) to support the preparation at the national, regional and international levels for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018; 4. REQUESTS the Director-General to submit a report on preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018, to the Seventy-first World Health Assembly in 2018, through the Executive Board. Tenth plenary meeting, 31 May 2017 A70/VR/10 = = =