Report of the Global High-level Technical Meeting on NCDs in humanitarian setting

Building resilient health systems, leaving no-one behind

Overview

The Global high-level technical meeting on noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings: building resilient health systems, leaving no one behind, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 27 to 29 February 2024. The meeting was co-hosted by the Governments of Denmark, Jordan and Kenya, and was supported by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. More than 600 people, in-person and online, participated in high-level panels, plenary discussions, breakout workshops and side events, sharing experiences and drafting recommendations for ways forward on this pressing global health priority.

The meeting served as an opportunity to move forward dialogue on how best to support Member States in delivering NCD prevention and control services as part of humanitarian responses. This meeting report and its discussions informed the recommendations made as part of the 2024 progress report to the UN Secretary-General and will inform plans for the Fourth UN High-Level meeting on NCDs and Mental Health.

WHO Team
Office of the Director NCD (ODN)
Number of pages
44
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978-92-4-010500-3
Copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO