WHO FCTC

25/09/2025

🎉 Today marks the 7th anniversary of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in To***co Products 🎉

Since 2018, the Protocol has become central in the global effort to dismantle an illicit trade that erodes public health, empowers organized crime, and siphons off billions in tax revenues.

❗ With 70 Parties now on board, we have momentum — but much more is needed.
Key elements like robust track-and-trace systems, supply chain controls, stronger legal frameworks, and cross-border cooperation must be scaled.

📣 Call to action for governments, civil society, and private sector partners:
👉 Join the Protocol (if not yet a Party)
👉Strengthen implementation of its provisions
👉Foster technical assistance, data sharing, and law enforcement collaboration

Together, we can defend public health, protect government revenues, and dismantle the criminal networks profiting from illicit to***co.

🔗 Read more

https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/25-09-2025-global-treaty-marks-anniversary-in-fight-against-illicit-to***co-trade

23/09/2025

United Nations event celebrates 20 Years of the WHO FCTC in driving global action on



News release

🔗 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/23-09-2025-un-event-celebrates-20-years-of-the-who-fctc-in-driving-global-action-on-ncds📰

18/09/2025

Chad is stepping up its fight against illicit to***co!

Experts from World Health Organization Chad & and the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC joined forces with government, parliament, and civil society in Chad for a mission to strengthen implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in To***co Products.

Key outcomes include:

☑️ Identification of legal & enforcement gaps, especially around tracking & tracing to***co products & fiscal marking.

☑️ Call for better interagency coordination, stronger border controls, and stepping up implementation of existing laws & decrees.

☑️ Recognition that to***co causes ~2,500 deaths/year in Chad, disproportionately affecting low‑income populations.

This mission shows Chad’s commitment to protect public health, combat smuggling, and ensure policies on paper become policies in practice.

📰 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/18-09-2025-chad-boosts-efforts-against-illicit-to***co


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05/09/2025

🎂We're commemorating two decades of global action on to***co control & noncommunicable diseases at a special side event during the United Nations High-Level Meeting on and Mental Health.

🎂🌍 Join Us in Celebrating 20 Years of the WHO FCTC! 🎉

* This exclusive side event is open to Member State delegates, UN agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, & media representatives attending the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health.

📅 Monday, 22 September 2025
🕒 3:00–5:30 PM (Doors open at 3:00 PM; Event starts at 3:30 PM)
📍New York

🔗Register here:
https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/events/item/2025/09/22/default-calendar/20-years-of-the-who-fctc---driving-global-action-on-to***co-control-ncds

Let's unite to drive global action for a healthier, to***co-free world❗️

03/09/2025

📢 📃Documentation Now Available!

The official documents for are out — including the Provisional Agenda and supporting reports.

Stay informed and be part of the global conversation on to***co control.

👉 View the COP11 documents under Documentation: https://fctc.who.int/convention/conference-of-the-parties/sessions/eleventh-session-of-the-conference-of-the-parties

📝 Register to attend COP11: indico.un.org/event/1016257/

13/08/2025

Media accreditation is now open for & , taking place in Geneva this November.

📅 Deadline 3 November 2025.

More information here:

https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/information-for-the-media

07/08/2025

"It is in your hands to protect ourselves, the environment and future generations...to turn the plastic pollution challenge into an opportunity of solutions and new beginnings." Executive Director of UN Environment Programme and United Nations Under-Secretary-General.

This week, the resumed session is underway at UN Geneva , bringing together over 3,700 participants from 184 countries to develop an international legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.

's Inger Andersen, highlighted back at our the urgent threat posed by cigarette butts 🚬 breaking down into microplastics, releasing harmful chemicals that damage ecosystems, wildlife, and enter the food chain and soil.

Listen to her message 📹
Check out our environment page ➡️ https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/spotlight/environment



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06/08/2025

The Gambia🇬🇲 is stepping up efforts to address illicit to***co trade🚭

As part of global action, the country recently hosted a Protocol Needs Assessment to advance implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in To***co Products.

The Convention Secretariat, government agencies,
Ministry of Health The Gambia, customs, law enforcement, civil society, UN Gambia, WHO The Gambia, World Health Organization African Region and experts came together to identify key gaps and priorities:

✅ Stronger enforcement
✅ Intersectoral coordination
✅Supply chain control
✅International cooperation
✅Tougher sanctions

A strong step forward in The Gambia’s ongoing commitment to to***co control and public health.

📰Read more https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/05-08-2025-the-gambia-assesses-its-needs-to-strengthen-implementation-of-the-protocol-to-eliminate-illicit-trade-in-to***co-products

22/07/2025

📍 Happening this week in The Gambia🇬🇲: Protocol Needs Assessment.

Organized by the Convention Secretariat in collaboration with WHO Regional and Country Offices, this initiative is part of a series of multisectoral, subregional workshops and assessments aimed at strengthening awareness and accelerating the implementation and the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in To***co Products.

This Protocol equips countries with powerful tools to
combat illicit trade in to***co products📛🔍,
protect public health 🏥and
strengthen national economies 💰

🔗 Learn more: https://fctc.who.int/protocol

17/07/2025

The intergovernmental negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-5.2) is drawing near, and the Chair’s Text issued in December 2024 sets the tone for what could become the world’s first legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.    Addressin...

15/07/2025

🌍 The WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control (WHO FCTC) is more than a public health treaty — it's a powerful driver of Sustainable Development.

🚭 As highlighted in Target 3.a, implementing the WHO FCTC helps reduce to***co use, prevent NCDs, and promote health equity, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability.

🎉 Join us in celebrating 20 years of the WHO FCTC!
📅 TODAY: 15 July 2025
🕘 Don’t miss this global event highlighting to***co control’s role in achieving the .

Register here 🔗 https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/events/item/2025/07/15/default-calendar/celebrating-20-years-of-the-who-fctc-to***co-control-for-sustainable-development



Global Goals for Sustainable Development UN Sustainable Development Platformt. United Nations Development Programme - UNDP UN Geneva

24/06/2025

📢 Did you know?
Graphic health warnings on to***co packaging are a powerful tool to inform, protect, and save lives.

🚭 Under Article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on To***co Control (WHO FCTC), countries are required to include clear — often pictorial — warnings on to***co products to highlight their harmful effects.

🌍 According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Report on the Global To***co Epidemic 2025, 110 countries now implement graphic health warnings that meet international standards — protecting 62% of the global population.

💡 Every warning is a step toward a healthier, to***co-free world.

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🔗 Read more
https://www.who.int/news/item/23-06-2025-to***co-control-efforts-protect-6.1-billion-people-who-s-new-report

Graphic health warnings, meeting the highest international standards, now cover 110 countries, protecting 62% of the global population.

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