The WHO GCM/NCD Secretariat was created in September 2014 in response to paragraph 64 of the 2011 United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs. The purpose of the WHO GCM/NCD is to facilitate and enhance the coordination of activities, multi-stakeholder engagement and action across sectors in order to contribute to the implementation of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020. The GCM/NCD is led by the Member States with participation from non-State actors, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs), philanthropic organisations, academic institutions, WHO collaborating centres and private enterprises and intergovernmental organisations such as United Nations agencies.