WHO FCTC

WHO FCTC

The WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control is the response to the globalization of the to***co

The WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005. It has since become one of the most rapidly and widely embraced treaties in United Nations history. The WHO FCTC was developed in response to the globalization of the

07/09/2024

🚬😷🚬😮‍💨 To***co cultivation is a source of air pollution, & ci******es also have a significant effect on air pollution while they are being smoked. When ci******es are burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals.

Implementing the WHO FCTC will help governments address



https://www.who.int/news/item/31-05-2022-who-raises-alarm-on-to***co-industry-environmental-impact

07/09/2024

🚬😷To***co smoke can measurably contribute to ambient air pollution.
The WHO FCTC contributes to

Article 18 addresses the protection of the environment & the health of persons.



https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/environment

Today is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.

impacts our health & can cause:

🫀 Heart disease
🧠 Stroke
🫁 Chronic lung disease
🫁 Pneumonia
🧬 Cancer
🗣️ Asthma among others

Clean air is possible for all.

04/09/2024

🌍The project is making a difference in low & middle-income countries by advancing to***co control efforts.

Hear from Dr. Alan Ludowyke from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 on how the project has contributed to the sustainable development of 🇱🇰



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https://fctc.who.int/who-fctc/development-assistance/fctc-2030

26/08/2024

❗️4.5 Trillion🚬butts end up littered in our lakes, oceans🌊& soil.

That’s enough to fill 528 Olympic-sized swimming pools

Cigarette🚬butts contain toxic chemicals in addition to microplastics from cig filters.

👉Imagine the damage to marine life that 4.5 trillion cigarette butts can do.



🔗 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/environment

13/08/2024

International Youth Day❗️

The WHO FCTC recognizes the right of young people to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health.

We are very proud to see young people taking an active role in to***co control globally🌎🌍🌏💪💪🏼💪🏾💪

12/08/2024

🚨 The to***co industry is targeting youth on social media with flashy products designed to hook a new generation of lifelong users. But here’s the twist: young people are also taking charge! 💪🌟

This , join us on August 12 for “Clicking into a To***co-free Future: Youth-led Digital Solutions and Global Media Competition 2024 Awards.” Learn how the youth are using their creativity and digital platforms to build a to***co-free future.

Don’t miss out—register now! 👉 https://bit.ly/To***coFreeFuture

Check your local time here: https://bit.ly/IYD2024localtime

***coExposed

02/08/2024

We welcome Jordan🇯🇴 to the Protocol family! 👏👏

6⃣9⃣ and counting ❗️

***coProtocol

https://fctc.who.int/protocol/overview

22/07/2024

2⃣1⃣ years ago, something remarkable happened.

At the ground-breaking 56th WHA, we witnessed a paradigm shift in ensuring people’s right to the highest standard of health–the adoption of the WHO FCTC.

Today, we stand proud, 182 Parties strong, representing more than 90% of the world’s population, determined to end the to***co epidemic.


Let’s continue writing history together.

10 years of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges: how collaboration facilitates implementation of the WHO FCTC | WHO FCTC 24/06/2024

Congratulations to the McCabe Centre on your 10th anniversary as a WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub.

We are grateful for all of your support❗️ 🎂🙌

Read more about the work & accomplishments of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges in supporting Parties to implement lifesaving to***co control measures over the last decade & look at what the next decade holds⤵️

https://to***cocontrol.bmj.com/content/to***cocontrol/early/2024/06/14/tc-2024-058659.full.pdf?ijkey=vrSRYjynkgzAXcJ&keytype=ref

More on the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer anniversary 👇

https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/kh/legalchallenges/news/10-years-who-fctc-knowledge-hub-legal-challenges-how

https://extranet.who.int/fctcapps/fctcapps/fctc/kh/legalchallenges

10 years of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges: how collaboration facilitates implementation of the WHO FCTC | WHO FCTC Image In 2012, Australia became the first World Health Organization Framework Convention on To***co Control (WHO FCTC) Party to implement plain packaging for to***co products. Australia faced multiple legal challenges against the measure under domestic and international trade and investment law, bro...

WHO condemns to***co industry's manipulation of medical education 14/06/2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) calls upon governments to enforce comprehensive bans on all types of to***co advertising, promotion & sponsorship, in line with the WHO FCTC as well as national laws of many countries where sponsorship of medical education is illegal.

WHO condemns to***co industry's manipulation of medical education The World Health Organization (WHO) expresses grave concern over the to***co industry's manipulative tactics aimed at influencing healthcare providers through continuing medical education programmes and thereby advancing the interests of the to***co industry.

14/06/2024

📅Save the date!

🚭On 18 June, during the 56th session of UN Human Rights Council, join the event highligting how to***co - major NCD risk factor - violates humanrights, including the right to & explore the progress made at FCTC COP10.

Register now 👉https://pulse.ly/ejweirwxfv

08/06/2024

Happy 🌊🐟🐡🦈🐠🍥🦐

THERE IS A PLASTIC PROBLEM THAT NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT 👇

Cigarette butts & their filters release toxic chemicals & microplastic into our oceans.

The to***co industry is a major polluter.

🌎🌍🌏

https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/environment

06/06/2024

❗️Think to***co is only bad for smokers? Think again…

Right now, whether you’re a smoker or not, to***co is impacting your health, and the future of our planet.

From seed, to stub, to decay, there’s far more to to***co than you think.

On we remind Parties to implement WHO FCTC Art 18 which takes into account the environmental impacts of cultivation, manufacture, consumption & waste disposal of to***co products & related electronic devices

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https://storage.googleapis.com/who-fctc-cop10-source/Decisions/fctc-cop-10-14-en.pdf

🌎🌍🌏 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/environment

31/05/2024

***coDay

Digital platforms are enabling new and unregulated methods for to***co to be advertised to youth.

Learn how to protect the next generation by opposing harmful advertising! 🚭 📲

🔗https://fctc.who.int/publications/m/item/guidelines-for-implementation-article-13

31/05/2024

***coDay 2024: we need young people to create a strong generation of to***co control advocates

Evidence shows that to***co companies seek to attract children and youth, including with targeted advertising and promotion. The to***co industry does this to recruit new to***co and ni****ne users as customers, especially as it needs to replace “customers” who die from to***co-related diseases.



Press Release📢

https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/31-05-2024-world-no-to***co-day-2024-we-need-young-people-to-create-a-strong-generation-of-to***co-control-advocates

28/05/2024

To***co use is declining in 150 countries, and there are now 19 million fewer smokers globally than there were two years ago.

More than 90 countries increased their to***co excise tax between 2020 and 2022.

In December, WHO published a call to action to prevent the uptake of e-ci******es, along with a technical note on the evidence of the harm they do.
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly.

🔗https://www.who.int/news/item/14-12-2023-urgent-action-needed-to-protect-children-and-prevent-the-uptake-of-e-ci******es

Full speech
🔗https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-address-to-the-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly---27-may-2024

24/05/2024

📢Global youth voices are crucial in to***co control discussions.

They are essential to counteract the to***co industry tactics.

💪🏼Their fresh perspectives, energy & digital savvy can indeed be harnessed to strengthen the implementation of the WHO FCTC.

21/05/2024

Although the WHO FCTC currently has 183 Parties, covering more than 90% of the world 🌐population, according to WHO, only 12% of the world🌐population have adequate to***co tax policies in place.
To***co Taxes : A Win-Win measure for fiscal space & health
https://to***conomics.org/research/cigarette-tax-scorecard-3rd-edition/

Guidelines for implementation of Article 6:
https://fctc.who.int/publications/m/item/price-and-tax-measures-to-reduce-the-demand-for-to***co

📢 The 🆕 3rd edition of the To***conomics is now out!

The Scorecard assesses tax policies in 1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ countries using the most recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Unfortunately, the findings show that most governments are still failing to implement best practices & reap the benefits of effective taxation 📉

Learn more about how countries are performing & opportunities for improvement 👇

https://www.to***conomics.org/research/cigarette-tax-scorecard-3rd-edition/

01/05/2024

🗓️𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 approaching: 3 May 2024

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 Article 2.1 & Article 19

Individuals with technical experience relevant to the mandate of the expert group may submit their CVs through the application here⤵️

https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/articles/item/call-for-experts

30/04/2024

The WHO FCTC was developed in response to the globalization of the to***co epidemic​

Is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health​.

Implementing the WHO FCTC can help save lives:

Parties should implement a comprehensive approach to to***co control = WHO FCTC, which includes;​

⬆️ Raising to***co excise taxes- Art 6​

❌Bans on to***co advertising, promotion and sponsorship- Art 13​

☠️ Health warnings- Art 11​

🚭 Smoke-free areas- Art 8​

🎬🎥📺 Mass-media campaigns- Art 12 & Art 13

19/04/2024

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀

Article 2.1
&
Article 19

Individuals with appropriate technical experience relevant to the mandate of the expert group may submit their CVs through the application forms here

🔗 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/articles/item/call-for-experts

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 3 May 2024

10/04/2024

Plastic cig filters are widely spread in the environment, killing marine life🐟🐠as well as polluting our oceans🌊

Tune in to learn about potential synergies between the WHO FCTC & the ongoing negotiations for a plastics pollution treaty, including updates from the recently concluded



Register here: https://ow.ly/TKKE50RcpQp

On Tuesday at 9:00am ET, ASH, Center for International Environmental Law, WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Articles 17 and 18 - environment & to***co, Génération Sans Tabac, Global Center for Good Governance in To***co Control GGTC, and the Stop To***co Pollution Alliance (STPA) will host a webinar on increasing cooperation between the & the UN before .

Register here: https://ow.ly/TKKE50RcpQp
French and Spanish translation provided.

WHO FCTC

08/03/2024

Today is

Article 4.2(d) of the WHO FCTC addresses gender-specific risks for to***co control strategies.

Parties & partners are recommended to

☑️Protect & but also empower
☑️Include gender-specific to***co control strategies
☑️Empower the participation of women at all levels of policy-making & implementation

https://fctc.who.int/publications/m/item/gender-responsive-to***co-control-evidence-and-options-for-policies-and-programmes



https://fctc.who.int/publications/m/item/gender-responsive-to***co-control-evidence-and-options-for-policies-and-programmes

04/03/2024

While the to***co industry projects an image of social responsibility, it still peddles a product that directly contradicts the spirit and objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals

We must shut the door🚪on any lies they spread about being responsible corporate citizens.



🔗https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/5-3

27/02/2024

🎂Today, 19 years ago the WHO FCTC came into force.

Today, 183 Parties strong, representing more than 90% of the world’s population, the WHO FCTC is determined to protect present & future generations from the to***co epidemic.



🔗https://fctc.who.int/who-fctc/overview

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