Reinventing the wheel? The harmonization between the SDGs and the UN documents for non-communicable diseases risk factors

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https://doi.org/10.20889/M47e21013

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pesticides, ultraprocessed foods, multilateralism, Sustainable Development Goal, Noncommunicable diseases, Policy convergence, Multilateralism

Abstract

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are one of the main challenges to the development and well-being of populations. Based on the documents issued by the United Nations system (FAO, ECOSOC, UNGA, and WHO), it is argued that the 2030 Agenda is partially harmonized with the recommendations of these organizations. This partial harmonization is explained through political coherence by illustrating explanatory vectors from 2005 to 2019 for products associated with NCDs risk factors: alcohol, pesticides, ultra-processed foods, and tobacco. 

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Tiago Gabriel Tasca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Núcleo de Estudos sobre Bioética e Diplomacia em Saúde

Roberta de Freitas Campos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Núcleo de Estudos sobre Bioética e Diplomacia em Saúde

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2020-09-25

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Tasca, Tiago Gabriel, and Roberta de Freitas Campos. 2020. “Reinventing the Wheel? The Harmonization Between the SDGs and the UN Documents for Non-Communicable Diseases Risk Factors ”. Meridiano 47 - Journal of Global Studies 21 (September). https://doi.org/10.20889/M47e21013.

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