In the development goals that will follow the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) alcohol needs to be addressed, says the Global Alcoholhol Policy Alliance. Alcohol is a key determinant for ill health and an obstacle to development.

Ahead of the September 2011 UN High Level Meeting on NCDs GAPA joined with a number of like minded NGOs to draft a Statement of Concern related to the involvement of the private sector in the UN High Level process.

GAPA brief on Alcohol and NCDs, 17 February 2011

20 May 2010, The World Health Assembly passed a resolution endorsing a Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol.

GAPA submission in WHO consultation on the Global alcohol strategy, November 2008