2024 December

2nd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement (Online)

Convening individuals living with NCDs, mental health, and neurological conditions

WHO DG's progress report to UN Secretary General (Online)

Submitted - Set out the key issues related to the HLM for the WHO, made recommendations, to inform the "zero draft" of the political declaration

Monthly Thematic Briefings start (New York, USA)

Thematic dialogue series for the permanent missions in New York, ran by WHO and the UN Foundation

“Investing in NCDs and Mental Health to achieve Universal Health Coverage”

President of the UN General Assembly appoints 2 Co-Facilitators (Online)

Co-Facilitators are coordinating the negotiations

Representatives from Luxembourg and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were appointed.

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2025 January

High-Level Meeting Modalities Resolution (Online)

Sets out name, dates, length, agenda and other key details for the HLM
Read the draft resolution and our reaction on LinkedIn.

WHO Technical Elements Paper to guide negotiations (Online)

Led by the WHO Office at the UN, for the 2 Co-Facilitators

Monthly Thematic Briefing for member states (New York, USA)

Jan 22nd: Prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of NCDs and promotion of mental health

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2025 February

WHO Executive Board Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland)

[Important Influencing Opportunity] Feb 3rd-7th: Sets the agenda for the World Health Assembly and the resolutions to be considered

NCD Alliance global meeting (Kigali, Rwanda)

Feb 13th-15th: Global gathering of civil society organisations focused on NCDs

UN Secretary-General submits report to the UN General Assembly (Online)

Informs the "zero draft" of the political declaration

Monthly Thematic Briefing for member states (New York, USA)

“Co-morbidities & the primary health care approach”

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2025 March

Monthly Thematic Briefing for member states (New York, USA)

March 25th: “Environmental risk factors for NCDs and Mental Health”

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2025 April

2nd general meeting of the Global Coordination Mechanism on NCDs and 3rd WHO Symposium on Meaningful Engagement (Virtual)

[Direct Influencing Opportunity] Apr 23rd-25th: Fostering a united and inclusive approach to tackling NCDs, with key messages for the HLM and direct discussions between civil society and member states

Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit (Doha, Qatar)

[Important Influencing Opportunity] Apr 29th-30th: Including a discussion about NCDs and Mental Health

Monthly Thematic Briefing for member states (New York, USA)

April 30th: “Social, Economic, and Commercial Determinants & Fiscal Measures”

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2025 May

High-Level Meeting Multi-Stakeholder Hearing (New York, USA)

[Direct Influencing Opportunity] May 2nd: Opportunity for stakeholders to contribute to the ongoing preparatory process for the HLM

World Health Assembly (Geneva, Switzerland)

[Important Influencing Opportunity] May 19th-27th: The decision-making body of WHO

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2025 June

Political Declaration Zero Draft (Online)

Intended to serve as a starting point for the intergovernmental deliberations this year

Further negotiations on declaration (Online)

To inform the final political declaration

G7 Summit (Canada)

Health is part of the conversations, important for aligning messages

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2025 July

High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

With a spotlight on SDG3, incl. the mental health indicator on suicide prevention

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2025 September

UN High-Level Meeting (New York, USA)

Sep 25th: “High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being”