World Health Organisation (WHO) Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity 15-17 Nov 2006

The WHO Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity took place on 15-17 November 2006. The central aim of the conference was to obtain WHO Member States agreement on a Charter on Counteracting Obesity to provide political guidance for future action in this area. The Charter was successfully adopted and Commissioner Kyprianou, who attended the conference, issued a declaration in support of the Charter, which underlines the importance of co-ordinated action on obesity, nutrition and physical activity across the whole of Europe. More information can be found on the website via the link below.

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