Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases A/RES/73/2 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including by integrating, across the life course, action on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being; 19. Implement, according to own-country-led prioritization, a set of cost-effective, affordable and evidence-based interventions and good practices, including those recommended by the World Health Organization, for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, that can be scaled up across populations to promote health, treat people with non-communicable diseases and protect those at risk of developing them, with a particular emphasis on the needs of those in vulnerable situations; 20. Scale up the implementation of the commitments made in 2011 and 2014 to reduce tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity, taking into account, as appropriate, World Health Organization-recommended interventions for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, 5 in line with national priorities and targets; 21. Promote and implement policy, legislative and regulator y measures, including fiscal measures as appropriate, aiming at minimizing the impact of the main risk factors for non-communicable diseases, and promote healthy diets and lifestyles; 22. Accelerate the implementation of the World Health Organization Frame work Convention on Tobacco Control 6 by its States parties, while continuing to implement tobacco control measures without any tobacco industry interference and to encourage other countries to consider becoming parties to the Convention; 23. Implement cost-effective and evidence-based interventions to halt the rise of overweight and obesity, in particular childhood obesity, taking into account World Health Organization recommendations and national priorities; 24. Develop, as appropriate, a national investment case on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases to raise awareness about the national public health burden caused by non-communicable diseases, health inequities, the relationship between non-communicable diseases, poverty and social and economic development, the number of lives that could be saved and the return on investment; 25. Establish or strengthen national multi-stakeholder dialogue mechanisms, as appropriate, for the implementation of the national multisectoral action plans for th e prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in order to attain the national targets; 26. Share information with global and regional partners on experiences, including successes and challenges related to the implementation of national policies and programmes to prevent and control non-communicable diseases and promote health, in order to further strengthen the global knowledge and expand the evidence base on best practices and lessons learned, including on traditional medicines, to promote informed action; 27. Invest in research, including in public health measures, on health promotion and disease prevention and the health sector’s role therein, and in new treatment options for prevention and cost-effective therapies; __________________ 5 6 4/7 Such as the World Health Organization Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases 2013–2020, the comprehensive mental health action plan 2013– 2020, the global strategy and action plan on ageing and health 2016–2020, the global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030, the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol, as well as the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2302, No. 41032. 18-16893