The UN Summit, coupled with the adoption of the Political
Declaration on NCDs, has elevated diabetes and NCDs onto the
international agenda and changed the health and development
landscape forever. Below is a snapshot of some of the early
signs of impact of the Summit. However, turning the tide of the
diabetes and NCDs epidemic is a marathon, not a sprint. The
Summit was only the beginning and it will take time before we
see the full impact of the Summit. Political Declaration on NCDs
The Political Declaration not only recognises diabetes and NCDs
as a major 21st Century development challenge but has defined
the future of the global diabetes and NCD response. Governments
made 22 action-orientated commitments  at the UN Summit, which
cover the spectrum of the diabetes response. UN Action on NCDs
The Political Declaration has begun a new era of United Nations
cooperation and action on NCDs, including meetings on UN inter-
agency NCD response , and a joint effort between WHO and UNDP to
work on NCDs . The UN Summ