Joint statement by World Cancer Research Fund International and Union of International Cancer Control to WHO Executive Board 150 on agenda Item 7. Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, focusing on the draft action plan (2022-2030) to effectively implement the global alcohol strategy as a public health priority.
Delivered January 2022.
Driving action to prevent cancer and other non-communicable diseases is a policy framework for promoting healthy diets, physical activity and breastfeeding, and reducing alcohol consumption. The policy framework can be used to consider policy actions that will help make environments conducive for people and communities to follow our Cancer Prevention Recommendations.
Published in 2018.
Joint submission on WHO Web-Based Consultation on the first draft of the global action plan to improve the implementation of the WHO Global Alcohol Strategy.
Joint statement by Movendi International, European Alcohol Policy Alliance, European Association for the Study of the Liver, European Cancer Organization, EuroHealthNet, European Federation of Nurses Associations, European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, European Forum of National Nurses and Midwives Associations, European Public Health Association, European Public Health Alliance, International Federation on Ageing, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, Norwegian Cancer Society, Union for International Cancer Control, World Cancer Research Fund International, and World Heart Federation to the WHO European Regional Committee on RC72 agenda item 10: European Framework for action on alcohol 2022-25.
Delivered September 2022.
Our comments on proposals in the Irish Public Health (Alcohol) Bill to require a cancer health warning on labels of alcohol products, a cancer health warning in advertisements of alcohol products, and restrictions to broadcast advertisements for alcohol products, as alcohol is a known carcinogen. Our comment outlines evidence on the links between alcohol and cancer, supporting the Bill’s proposals.
Published 2018.
Joint statement by World Cancer Research Fund International, the Union on International Cancer Control, NCD Alliance and Vital Strategies to the World Health Organization’s Executive Board 146 on agenda item 7.2 on findings of the consultative process on implementation of the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol and the way forward.
Delivered February 2022.
Consultation response on the Framework to strengthen implementation of the WHO European Action Plan to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (EAPA), 2022 – 2025.
25 March 2022.
Joint statement to World Health Assembly 75 by Movendi International, World Cancer Research Fund International and NCD Alliance on agenda item 14.1(h) Draft action plan (2022–2030) to effectively implement the global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol as a public health priority.
Delivered May 2022.
Download our paper that outlines what governments need to do to reduce alcohol harms
Read the full chapter and toolkit on the links between alcohol and cancer from our 2018 Diet and Cancer Report