The Eleventh Convention of the Events (COP11) of the WHO Framework Conference on Tobacco Management (FCTC) adopted a collection of key Choices together with FCTC/COP11(5) Ahead-looking tobacco management measures (in relation to Article 2.1 of the WHO FCTC).
ASH is a proud supporter of this Choice adopted by the COP, the governing physique of the Framework Conference on Tobacco Management, composed of 184 Events (183 international locations and the European Union). ASH additionally served because the co-chair of the World Alliance for Tobacco Management (GATC) Knowledgeable Group on Article 2.1.
The Choice welcomes the report of the Article 2.1 Knowledgeable Group established by COP10 in 2024, figuring out 40 potential coverage measures that transcend the minimal obligations of the FCTC, and describing 16 intimately, together with a number of measures aimed toward ending the provision of economic tobacco merchandise.
Key Components of the COP11 Article 2.1/Ahead-Wanting Measures Choice:
1. INVITES Events, in accordance with nationwide legal guidelines, rules, context and priorities:
(a) to notice the forward-looking tobacco management measures – that are voluntary, could also be contemplated inside the scope of Article 2.1 of the WHO FCTC, and increase or intensify approaches to tobacco management – which have been listed and described by the Knowledgeable Group, and are offered as choices for consideration by Events; and
(b) to notice that the record of forward-looking tobacco management measures recognized and described by the Knowledgeable Group will not be exhaustive, and different future forward-looking measures could also be thought-about by Events;
2. REQUESTS the Conference Secretariat to disseminate the work of the Knowledgeable Group, by way of facilitating experience-sharing between Events on the adoption and implementation of forward-looking tobacco management measures; publishing info acquired from the Events pursuant to their reporting obligations beneath the Conference in relation to forward-looking measures; supporting Events and the work of WHO FCTC Data Hubs in creating and sharing greatest apply and case research on Events’ expertise in relation to forward-looking tobacco management measures; and publishing info materials, together with with help from the World Well being Group, on forward-looking tobacco management measures.
Subsequent Steps
- Civil society can help in spreading consciousness of the Knowledgeable Group Report and the coverage choices included inside.
- Civil society can provide technical help to governments needing to discover Ahead-Wanting Measures.
ASH, by way of its Challenge Sundown marketing campaign, is the worldwide chief in pushing for “tobacco endgame” measures that result in the elimination of the tobacco trade and the sale of economic tobacco merchandise.
Contact the ASH Staff with any extra questions at data@ash.org.
