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  WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization. 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 widely embraced treaties in UN history and, as of today, has already 167 Parties.

The WHO FCTC was developed in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic and is an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health. The Convention represents a milestone for the promotion of public health and provides new legal dimensions for international health cooperation.

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:: About WHO FCTC

Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) on a Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

The Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on a Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (INB4) will be held from 14 to 21 March 2010 at the International Conference Centre Geneve (CICG). Official documentation for the session will be available in January 2010.

:: Documentation related to INB4

TREATY

WHO Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control


PARTIES: 167

List of Parties

Latest Party
Liberia
15 September 2009
CONVENTION NEWS

Quarterly publication
of the Convention
Secretariat to the
WHO FCTC
NEW PUBLICATION

Guidelines for implementation
Article 5.3; Article 8;
Article 11; Article 13


CONTACT US

Convention Secretariat
WHO Framework
Convention on
Tobacco Control
Fax: +41 22 791 5830
fctcsecretariat@who.int

World Health Organization
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CH-1211 Geneva 27