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First Global NCD Alliance Forum, November 2015, Sharjah (UAE). © Gilberto Lontro / IOF
The objectives of the Global NCD Alliance Forum 2017 are:
- To convene the civil society network of national/regional NCD alliances to share experiences, lessons learnt and connect with key stakeholders across sustainable development;
- To promote the engagement of people living wth NCDs and youth in the NCD movement, including through launching the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs;
- To strengthen the capacity of the network of national/regional NCD alliances, including in areas such as coalition building, sustainability and issue specific advocacy;
- To build consensus on advocacy priorities for 2018 UN High Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs;
- To further the Sharjah Declaration by facilitating advocacy campaign planning towards the 2018 UN HLM.