The 2011 UN Political Declaration on NCDs, adopted in September 2011 by Heads of State and Government during the first UN High-level Meeting on NCDs established a road map of commitments on what governments will do to take domestic action to reduce premature mortality from NCDs. 

In July 2014, Ministers met at the United Nations General Assembly in July 2014 during the second UN High-level Meeting on NCDs and agreed that progress in countries had been largely insufficient and highly uneven. Collectively, they committed to prioritize four immediate domestic actions in 2015 and 2016, in preparation for a third UN High-level Meeting on NCDs in 2018 where will review progress made.

The 2014 UN Outcome Document on NCDs includes four time-bound commitments on when governments will take national action: 1) By 2015, consider setting national NCD targets for 2025 2) By 2015, consider developing national multisectoral policies and plans to achieve the national targets by 2025 3) By 2016, reduce risk factors for NCDs, building on guidance set out in the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 4) By 2016, strengthen health systems to address NCDs through people-centred primary health care and universal health coverage, building on guidance set out in WHO Global NCD Action Plan.

1) By 2015, consider setting national NCD targets for 2025.

2) By 2015, consider developing national multisectoral policies and plans to achieve the national targets by 2025.

3) By 2016, reduce risk factors for NCDs, building on guidance set out in the WHO Global NCD Action Plan.

4) By 2016, strengthen health systems to address NCDs through people-centred primary health care and universal health coverage, building on guidance set out in WHO Global NCD Action Plan.

In January 2015 WHO published the 10 progress indicators which WHO will use to report in 2017 to the United Nations General Assembly. These 10 progress indicators provide further guidance for Member States which actions to prioritize.

Find below relevant documents on how countries can fulfill the 4 time-bound national commitments  in 2015 and 2016. 

How to fulfill national NCD commitments in 2015 and 2016

Global Repository of NCD documents

Tool for Developing, Implementing and Monitoring National Multi-sectoral NCD Action Plans

 

Download it in pdf: ncd-handout-getting-to-2018-en