Ambitious NCD and nutrition targets need to be set at the 2025 HLM to account for the soaring obesity pandemic affecting 1 billion people worldwide. Action required to address it needs to be comprehensive, people-centred and integrated into the health system through screening, health promotion interventions, prevention and management of obesity within primary health care as part of Universal Health Coverage.

We welcome commitments of WHO Acceleration Plan front-runner countries informing and spearheading action for all Member States, around priorities such as front-of-pack labelling, marketing restrictions, and health service delivery. We remain committed to supporting the WHO Acceleration plan to STOP obesity and strongly ask Member States to resource appropriately, as both prevention and treatment are essential to effectively curve current obesity trends and tackle other NCDs.