Blog by Katie Jakeman (Age International) On 27 January 2026, Action for Global Health (AfGH) brought together parliamentarians and advocates at Westminster to reaffirm the UK’s role in global health. As representatives of the UK Working Group on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Age International (Katie Jakeman) and The George Institute for Global Health (Jieun Lee) highlightedContinue reading “‘From Westminster to the World’: NCDs can no longer be sidelined”
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The UN HLM: the art of negotiation
The United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs and mental health was – at last – adopted by the UN in mid-December 2025, almost three months after the High-level Meeting, with 175 Member States in favour, two against (no surprises that these were the United States and Argentina) and one abstention. An article written by theContinue reading “The UN HLM: the art of negotiation”
Calling on the UK government to support a strong Political Declaration
The UK Working Group on NCDs is concerned that the most recent draft (known as Rev 2, published on 25 July 2025) of the Political Declaration of the UN High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health not only lacks ambition but is in danger of backsliding on earlier positions. We have written to theContinue reading “Calling on the UK government to support a strong Political Declaration”
UK Working Group on NCDs 