United Nations Multistakeholder Hearings

United Nations Multi-Stakeholder Hearing as part of the preparatory process for the 2026 High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS

The President of the United Nations General Assembly convened an interactive multistakeholder hearing in preparation for the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. IADR participated in three panel discussions during the meeting and drafted three interventions, in collaboration with the FDI World Dental Federation, in response to these panels. IADR provided a verbal intervention that called on member states to integrate oral health and related indicators into community LED HIV and Primary Health care programs, engage oral health professionals, including researchers in national HIV services, planning, implementation and governance mechanisms, ensure policies that protect against discrimination and enable inclusive access, and invest in sustainable, data-driven community based delivery models.

• Panel 1: Sustainable, Measurable and Resilient HIV Responses: Financing, Systems Integration and Shared Country and Global Responsibility to achieve the HIV response targets by 2030
• Panel 2: Delivering Equitable, People-Centered and Stigma- free Services for All Across the HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care Continuum
• Panel 4: Community Leadership, Accountability and Inclusive Governance in a Changing HIV Response in the context of reduced funding and increased reliance on community systems to sustain the response

United Nations Multistakeholder Hearing on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being 

The President of the General Assembly convened an interactive multistakeholder hearing as part of the preparatory process for the fourth high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the promotion of mental health and well-being. The multistakeholder hearing served as platform for stakeholders to share their perspectives, experiences, and best practices while identifying challenges and proposing actionable solutions. IADR participated in two panel discussions during the meeting and drafted two interventions, in collaboration with the FDI World Dental Federation, in response to these panels. IADR provided a verbal intervention that called on Member States to deliver on their commitments to the WHO Global Oral Health Action Plan (GOHAP) and to use it as a powerful blueprint that can be used to embed oral health into universal health coverage and broader NCD strategies.

• Panel 1: Tackling the determinants of noncommunicable diseases and mental health and well-being through multisectoral and effective governance and collaborative action
• Panel 2: Reshaping and strengthening health systems and all forms of financing to meet the needs of people living with and at risk of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

United Nations Multistakeholder Hearing on Universal Health Coverage 

The President of the United Nations General Assembly convened a series of multi-stakeholder hearings in preparation of the General Assembly High-level Meetings on the Fight against Tuberculosis, Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) - General Assembly, 77th session. IADR participated specifically in the UHC hearing as well as in a series of relevant side-meetings along with other stakeholders including civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academia, medical associations, the private sector and broader communities such as the NCD Alliance, UHC2030, and the Health Caribbean Coalition. During the UHC hearing, IADR provided a verbal intervention that emphasized that health systems can only be strengthened for UHC by including oral health care services and financing mechanisms that reimburse oral disease prevention and treatment.

Read the full intervention here