This document outlines the NCD Alliance’s main responses to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration of the HLM4. The following key messages draw on the NCD Alliance’s consultation with its members on priorities for the political declaration, including The Call to Lead on NCDs, our policy priorities briefing for the HLM4, and proposed political declaration text.

This is accompanied by a more detailed document with a series of textual comments [2]. In order to provide more constructive feedback on the text, this document aligns itself with the framing of the zero draft. This initial draft provides clear and ambitious steps for progress on NCDs, which could be further strengthened.