NCDs crisis

To contribute towards a resolution of the crisis, a major meeting is taking place in Suva at the Grand Pacific Hotel, from 01 – 03 November.

The meeting is a result of a year-long process in developing a draft Global Action Plan (GAP) to address the growing crisis in food and nutrition related challenges in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) the meeting is facilitated by FAO.

FAO’s primary purpose is to achieve “food security for all.” It recently opened an office in Suva with its regional headquarters in Samoa.                    

He made the comment to several hundred guests today at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Pacific NCD Summit in Nuku’alofa.  

“We have the ability to halt and reverse this NCD crisis. We have the power to protect our children and keep our development aspirations on track. So let us keep in mind some of the practical ways this NCD crisis may be addressed,” HM King Tupou VI said.