Media centre
Media access to the UN High-level Meeting on NCDs and related side-events
Dates: 19-20 September 2011
Location: UN General Assembly building, New York, USA
Telephone: +1 212 963 6934 or +1 212 963 6937
Fax: +1 212 963 4642
E-mail: malu@un.org
Media wanting to cover the NCD events but do not possess UN press credentials should request accreditation from:
Facts about NCDs
- 36 million people die annually from NCDs.
- 63% of all global deaths are due to NCDs.
- 9 million people die too young from NCDs, before the age of 60.