The Second General Meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on
NCDs (GCM/NCD) will convene Civil Society Actors and partners to put
forward recommendations on accelerating multisectoral and
multistakeholder responses to NCDs and mental health conditions. The
event marks one of several major milestones on the road to 2025 and the
Fourth High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on NCDs
(HLM4).
Since 2014, the World Health Organization’s Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs (WHO GCM/NCD) supports the implementation of the WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013-2030, and the NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and targets by facilitating multisectoral and multistakeholder collaborations at local, national, regional and global levels. A Member-State led platform, the GCM/NCD connects and convenes Member States, UN Organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, people with lived experience of health conditions, academic institutions and other partners for a coordinated, effective and equitable NCD response. In 2018, the GCM/NCD held its First General Meeting.
In direct support of the High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (UNHLM-NCD) preparatory process, the WHO GCM/NCD gathers insights and expertise from GCM Participants through a series of co-developed thematic issue briefs under the joint leadership of the Secretariat and selected GCM Participants.
The Second General Meeting of the GCM/NCD will take place
virtually from 23 to 25 April 2025. Further pre-meeting events and
consultations are planned for the week prior.