In the culture war over alcohol, UN rains on the WHO’s parade
USA | The United Nations General Assembly, on 25 September, debated global alcohol policy at a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases. Its specialised agency, the WHO, was pushing for stricter alcohol controls based on its stance that there is no safe level of drinking. The high-level meeting had to “establish a new vision for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being by 2030 and beyond through a new, ambitious, and achievable political declaration.”
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