WHO/Europe organized the Conference in collaboration with the European Commission. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey on 15-17 November 2006. The Conference aimed:
- to place obesity high on the public health and political agendas
- to foster greater awareness and high-level political commitment to action
- to promote international and intersectoral partnerships.
Nearly 600 participants participated, including delegates from the 53 Member States in the European Region, experts, observers and representatives of international and nongovernmental organizations and the mass media.
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Member States adopted a European charter on counteracting obesity at the Conference, which will provide political guidance to strengthen action in the Region:-
European Charter on Counteracting Obesity [pdf, 137KB]
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