{"id":289651,"date":"2025-09-25T21:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T01:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/80\/?p=289651"},"modified":"2025-11-21T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:29:09","slug":"pga-remarks-at-the-at-the-closing-of-the-high-level-meeting-on-the-prevention-and-control-of-non-communicable-diseases-and-the-promotion-of-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/80\/2025\/09\/25\/pga-remarks-at-the-at-the-closing-of-the-high-level-meeting-on-the-prevention-and-control-of-non-communicable-diseases-and-the-promotion-of-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Remarks at the Closing of the High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
Remarks by the President of the General Assembly September 25 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [As Delivered]<\/strong><\/p>\n Ms. Assante,<\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/p>\n Ladies and gentlemen,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We have reached the close of this High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I thank all Member States and stakeholders for their active engagement, and for reaffirming that tackling NCDs is central to achieving the SDGs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As I stressed this morning\u2014and it bears repeating\u2014most NCDs are preventable and treatable. Mental health challenges are not a life sentence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And it\u2019s in every country\u2019s own interests \u2013 including economic interests \u2013 to tackle these \u2018silent killers\u2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite these facts, many countries face budgetary and capacity constraints, as we have heard today, that keep essential services out of reach for those who need them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is our responsibility, this has been underlined also here today, to close this gap.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That means, as discussed in Panel 1, forging stronger partnerships and whole-of-government approaches.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It means raising awareness, so people understand the risks\u2014and know where to turn for help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And, as discussed in panel 2, it means scaling up financing and capacity-building so prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are within reach for everyone, irrespective of nationality, age or wealth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NCDs and mental health conditions touch every country, every community, every family, every economy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cancer, heart disease, depression, diabetes \u2013 these are not distant challenges, but human – our realities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While we cannot eliminate every risk, we can reduce many.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We can turn what feels like a fatal diagnosis into a manageable condition, one that allows people not just to survive, but to thrive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We can turn a $30 trillion dollar drag on our economies into innovation, productivity, and overall economic growth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As I said this morning and over the day, tackling NCDs is for our own mutual benefit, and even for our own self-interest.<\/p>\n We work together, or we suffer alone.<\/p>\n So, let\u2019s be better together.<\/p>\n Thank you.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remarks by the President of the General Assembly H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock at the Closing of the High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and the Promotion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-289651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-speeches","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nH.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock
\n<\/strong>at the Closing of the High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health <\/strong>and Well-being<\/strong><\/p>\n