On 25 January, the WHO-appointed Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) released its long awaited report which calls on governments, among a package of 36 recommendations, to reduce the exposure of children and adolescents to the marketing of unhealthy foods and the power of such marketing.

The High Level Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity was mandated in 2014 to provide recommendations to WHO Director General Margaret Chan. Members of the Commission, which include NGO representatives, academics and officials, consulted with more than 100 WHO member states and held 7 regional consultations and hearings with non-State actors.