WHO FCTC
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The WHO FCTC is the 1st ever public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO that commits countries to combating the global tobacco epidemic. The Secretariat serves both the WHO FCTC and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
🌍✨Article 6 of the WHO FCTC highlights a powerful win-win: effective tobacco taxes reduce tobacco use, protect health, and generate resources for communities and development. Public health and economic progress can move forward together. 💙🌱 Learn more → fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
⏳ Clear timelines are key to effective implementation and protecting public health The WHO FCTC sets time-bound measures for: 🚭 Art. 8 protection from tobacco smoke exposure 📦 Art. 11 tobacco packaging & labelling 📢 Art. 13 tobacco advertising, promotion & sponsorship
📢 The July 2026 WHO FCTC Knowledge Hubs Newsletter is now available! Discover the latest updates from the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hubs, including new resources, technical guidance, research highlights, and activities supporting Parties in implementing the WHO FCTC. 📖 fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
Waterpipe tobacco smoking presents unique regulatory challenges that require specific policy responses. The guide Waterpipes, tobacco & waterpipe tobacco smoking provides practical guidance for drafting and strengthening legislation in line with the WHO FCTC. 🔽 fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
🚭 Misinformation remains one of the tobacco industry's most powerful tools to delay and weaken public health policies. 📖 This recently released publication, provides evidence-based responses to common industry myths. 🔗 fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
💚🚭 #WorldEnvironmentDay Tobacco harms our 🌍 — from seed to smoke to waste. Cigarette filters contain plastics and release harmful chemicals and microplastics into the environment, polluting ecosystems and threatening wildlife. ☠️🌊🐠 fctc.who.int/newsroom/spo... #FCTCProtectsOurPlanet #FCTCSavesLives
📍Press release World No Tobacco Day 2026: Protecting Future Generations and Supporting Tobacco Cessation fctc.who.int/newsroom/new...
World No Tobacco Day 2026: Protecting Future Generations and Supporting Tobacco Cessation
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2026, the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for stronger action to ...
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🚭Today is World No Tobacco Day Protecting future generations starts with preventing tobacco & nicotine addiction before it begins 💚 Support those who want to quit 🛡️Protect children & young people from tobacco industry targeting 🌍Promote healthier, tobacco-free communities www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
World No Tobacco Day 2026
Unmask the appeal – countering tobacco and nicotine addiction. Tobacco and nicotine industries design their products to get young people stuck in a cycle of addiction. The grip of tobacco and nicotine...
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#WNTD2026 Did you know? Around 15 million adolescents aged 13–15 worldwide already use e-cigarettes. This is a public health emergency — and we all have a role to play. Join the movement and take action ⬇️ www.who.int/campaigns/wo... #FCTCSavesLives
World No Tobacco Day 2026
Unmask the appeal – countering tobacco and nicotine addiction. Tobacco and nicotine industries design their products to get young people stuck in a cycle of addiction. The grip of tobacco and nicotine...
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''Since the WHO FCTC entered into force, global tobacco use has dropped by one third. From generational tobacco bans in Maldives and the UK to Zambia’s landmark tobacco control bill, progress is real. But new nicotine products are creating new challenges.''-Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @ the #WHA79
Nicotine pouches are spreading fast: toxic, highly attractive and addictive, damaging brain development and poisoning small children. Around 160 countries have no specific regulations. Youth are at risk. Read WHO’s Global Nicotine Pouch Report. www.who.int/news/item/15...
We welcome Albania to the family of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products🌍 The more countries that join, the stronger our collective impact: more data📊,stronger collaboration🤝,& better coordination across borders Stronger together. fctc.who.int/protocol
Article 17 of the WHO FCTC highlights the need to support alternatives to tobacco growing as part of sustainable development. Investing in alternative livelihoods can strengthen rural economies, protect health, & advance the SDGs. fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
🌍 African countries are strengthening regional collaboration to address the growing challenge of illicit tobacco trade 🚭 🤝 At a recent meeting, participants advanced progress toward joining the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products fctc.who.int/newsroom/new...
Togo is stepping up its fight against illicit tobacco 🚭 By strengthening laws, improving tracking systems, and aligning with global standards, the country is working to curb illegal trade that fuels crime, cuts tax revenue, and harms public health. fctc.who.int/newsroom/new...
News highlight 📰 National Workshop on United Republic of Tanzania’s Roadmap for Accession to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. fctc.who.int/newsroom/new...
Promoting gender-responsive tobacco control 🚭 and supporting women’s leadership 👩💼 are essential to building a healthier, tobacco-free future for all 🌍. 📄 Learn more fctc.who.int/resources/pu... #FCTCSavesLives
21 years #FCTCSavesLives Real impact ✔️ 24 million fewer young people smoking ✔️ 2 million more people quitting ✔️ Over a quarter of the world protected by smoke-free laws Progress is real—but the work isn’t done We still believe in a w🚭rld-free from the tobacco epidemic fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
NEWS RELEASE 🌍 International meeting to advance tobacco control and sustainable development underway in Yerevan fctc.who.int/newsroom/new... #FCTC2030 — a global initiative to strengthen tobacco control and accelerate progress toward sustainable development. #FCTCSavesLives
International meeting to advance tobacco control and sustainable development underway in Yerevan
Government officials, international experts and public health leaders from more than a dozen countries gathered here this week to advance FCTC 2030, a global initiative to strengthen tobacco control a...
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📢 Call for Expressions of Interest – Working Groups under the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products 🔗 fctc.who.int/secretariat/... 🌍 These working groups will contribute to strengthening global cooperation and advancing implementation of the Protocol
✨This #InternationalWomensDay2026 , we stand for Rights. Justice. Action. — protecting women and girls from the harms of tobacco and nicotine and advancing policies that put health first. Together, we can build a healthier, tobacco-free future. 💜 #IWD2026 #RightsJusticeAction #FCTCSavesLives
📢@alliancehpsr.bsky.social opened a🆕Call for Proposals: “Realizing health taxes:co-producing knowledge & strategies to implement health taxes” 🗓Deadline26/03/26 23:59CET Eligible countries:Cambodia,China,Kenya,Indonesia,Nigeria, South Africa,Sri Lanka,Thailand&Viet Nam ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...
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Robert Marten@robertmarten.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe @alliancehpsr.bsky.social has a new call for proposals on #healthtaxes in #Cambodia, #China, #Kenya, #Indonesia, #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica, #SriLanka, #Thailand, and #VietNam deadline 26 March ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...
Tobacco’s poison is slipping through the digital filters 🚨💻 Digital platforms are enabling new and unregulated methods for tobacco to be advertised to youth 📱⚠️ The WHO FCTC aims to protect the next generation by opposing harmful advertising! 🚭📢✨ Learn more ⬇️ fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
🌍🚭 The #FCTC2030 project is making a real difference in the fight against tobacco — a leading cause of preventable death and disease worldwide. 🚭 Tobacco control is still very relevant. 🔗 fctc.who.int/convention/d...
Today we celebrate the 21st Anniversary to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control! 🎉🌍 Here’s to continued collaboration 🤝, bold leadership 🌟, and a healthier future for all! 🌎💚 #FCTCSavesLives fctc.who.int/convention
✨In just a few days, we will celebrate the 21st anniversary of the WHO FCTC. One year ago, we launched this video — and its message remains as valid and relevant as ever.🚭🌱 fctc.who.int/newsroom/eve...
At the UNITE Global Summit 2026 in Manila, the Secretariat will host a high-level luncheon on sustainable financing for tobacco control Parliamentarians are essential to sustainable tobacco control fctc.who.int/secretariat/...
🚭Myth vs Fact starts now. Myth: Tobacco ads don’t influence youth. Fact: They do. When half of users die from tobacco-related illness, the industry needs new customers. Youth are the target... fctc.who.int/resources/pu...
