According to outcomes of the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), world leaders have adopted a landmark political declaration committing to a fully integrated approach to preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) while promoting mental health and well-being. The declaration, endorsed ahead of the fourth UNGA High-Level Meeting on NCDs and mental health held on 25 September 2025, represents the first time these challenges have been addressed together in a single global political framework.
Titled “Equity and integration: transforming lives and livelihoods through leadership and action on noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being,” the declaration establishes a new set of measurable global targets for 2030. It responds to the growing burden of NCDs, which cause an estimated 18 million premature deaths annually, and mental…
