5 years of the WHO FCTC

Celebrating 5 years of the WHO FCTC, looking 5 years ahead

25.02.2010 11:46

Celebrating 5 years of the WHO FCTC, looking 5 years ahead

27 February: 5th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

As with all anniversaries, the fifth anniversary of the FCTC is an opportunity both to reflect on and celebrate past successes and to look ahead to what we hope the future will hold. The FCTC is a remarkable achievement. It is the first treaty negotiated through the auspices of the WHO, a resounding recognition that international law has a critical role to play in global health. It already has 168 Parties. It has catalysed action across the globe, elevating the importance of tobacco control as a global health and political issue, stimulating policy change at the domestic level and bringing new public and private resources into the field. 

On Friday 26 February the Convention Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is sponsoring an event at the WHO headquarters and the Framework Convention Alliance, the  International Union Against Cancer, the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and the World Heart Federation made a joint statement calling on FCTC Parties to prioritise tobacco control for funding and commit the necessary human and financial resources to tackling the tobacco epidemic in their countries and on Donors to fundi these and other non communicable disease prevention programmes. 
 
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