Fourth High-level Meeting on NCDs

The Fourth high-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of NCDs and the promotion of Mental Health and Well-being was convened on 25 September 2025. On 15 December 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted the political declaration, ‘Equity and integration: transforming lives and livelihoods through leadership and action on noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being’. A statement from WHO welcoming the adoption of the political declaration is available here.

The Task Force has issued three calls to action to support Member States as they negotiate the political declaration.