WHO FCTC

🚭The Gambia Assesses its needs to strengthen implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

The Secretariat & experts came together to identify key gaps & priorities—such as tracking systems, legal frameworks, & cross-border coordination
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🌍 This year, we are celebrating a historic milestone—20 years of the 1-ever WHO treaty.

The WHO FCTC marks two decades of saving lives, advancing health & driving global action against tobacco.👏👏

#FCTC20Years #WeAre20 #FCTCSavesLives

🌍 The WHO FCTC is more than a public health treaty — it's a powerful driver of Sustainable Development.

🎉 Join us in celebrating its 20 years!
📅 TODAY: 15-07/25
🕘 Don’t miss the global event highlighting tobacco control’s role in achieving the SDGs.

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🌍 Webinar: Celebrating 20 years of the WHO FCTC - Tobacco Control for Sustainable Development

🗓️ 15 July 2025 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CET
📍 Online |

🔗 Register or learn more:

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🚨 Just released: The provisional agendas for #FCTCCOP11 and #MOP4 are now available ❗️

#COP11 🔗
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#MOP4 🔗
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🎉 This year, we are celebrating 20 years of the WHO FCTCl!

For 2 decades, the WHO FCTC has been protecting present and future generations from the harms of tobacco. Thanks to this global tobacco treaty, lives have been—& continue to be—positively impacted. 💪🌍

#WeAre20
#FCTCSavesLives
#FCTC20Years

On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we join @unccd.bsky.social in raising awareness & calling for urgent action to restore our land & biodiversity
🚭Tobacco cultivation harms the land
🌿Art 17&18 support stronger regulation of tobacco farming
Let’s protect our planet🌱
#United4Land
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet

💔An estimated 58.000 children die from a cause related to second-hand smoke every year.

🧠Even in quasi-outdoor spaces, second-hand smoke can still pose serious health risks.

WHO FCTC Art. 8 Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke will help countries protect their children.

#FCTCSavesLives

🌍 Accelerating the WHO FCTC implementation is not just a health priority—it's an economic imperative.

💡 Stronger tobacco control = healthier people + stronger economies.

#FCTCSavesLives

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#WeAre20 this year

20 years of protecting health
20 years of progress in tobacco control
20 years building a greener and safer tobacco-free w🚭rld

Now let’s continue to build a tobacco-free future.🚭

#FCTCSavesLives

4.5 trillion 🚬 butts are littered every year..

These toxic butts pollute our oceans, soil & harm wildlife.

It’s time to🛑hold the tobacco industry accountable for polluting our planet.

🌍Our environment matters. So does our health.

#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet 🌱
#BeatPlasticPollution ♻️
#FCTCSavesLives ❤️

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay🌍
Tobacco harms our planet—from seed to smoke to waste.

We recommend Parties to fully implement Art 18 of the WHO FCTC, addressing the environmental impact of tobacco cultivation, production, use & disposal—including e-cigarettes.
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
#FCTCSavesLives🌱

🌍 Tomorrow is #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌱

⚠️ It’s time to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the plastic waste and environmental destruction they cause.

💚Our health and the Earth depend on it.

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#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
#FCTCSavesLives
#BeatPlasticPollution

#WNTD2025 :🚭 Cigarette filters are not a health measure.

❗️Tobacco filters pollute. They harm health. They mislead consumers☠️

✅The WHO FCTC supports Parties to take action that protects public health & the environment.

#FCTCSavesLives #FCTCProtectsOurPlanet 🌎

Tomorrow is #WorldNoTobaccoDay
🚫WHO FCTC urges governments to prohibit ingredients that increase product attractiveness and palatability—like flavours & sweeteners.
These additives are designed to hook youth and mask the harm. It's time to act.
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#FCTCSavesLives #WNTD2025

🚭 #WNTD2025 is approaching—it’s time to unmask the appeal.

Tobacco companies are spending millions to target youth online, exploiting digital loopholes in advertising and sponsorship rules.

The WHO FCTC empowers countries to take action that saves lives.
#FCTCSavesLives

#FCTCSavesLives

The tobacco & nicotine industry is rebranding harm with sleek designs, sweet flavours, & youth-focused marketing.

But behind the shiny packaging lies addiction, disease, and lifelong consequences.

🛑 It’s time to unmask the appeal and protect the next generation.
#FCTCSavesLives #WeAre20 #WNTD2025

The partial guidelines for Articles 9 & 10 of the WHO FCTC recommend that flavoured tobacco products be banned or restricted, as their only purpose is to make tobacco more attractive.

#FCTCSavesLives #notobacco🚭 #WorldNoTobaccoDay2025

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#WHA78 ''It's been 20 years since the WHO FCTC came into force.
I n that time, smoking prevalence has dropped by one-third globally, and there are 300 million fewer smokers today than there would have been had prevalence remained the same.''- @drtedros.who.int

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🚨VACANCY NOTICE
Head of Convention Secretariat - WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Grade: D2
Fixed-term appointment

📍 Geneva, Switzerland
📅 Contract Duration: 4 years (renewable once)
🗓 Deadline to apply: ** 26 June 2025 **

🔗 Learn more and apply:
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📢As we approach #FCTCCOP11 this Nov,let’s reaffirm our commitment to strong WHO FCTC implementation & bold action on new nicotine products
A united 🌏🌎🌏 action to protect children & youth from aggressive tobacco & nicotine industry tactics.
Let’s unmask the appeal
#NoTobacco #FCTCSavesLives @who.int

🌍"The tobacco epidemic is one of the world’s deadliest threats."
A powerful call to action from @drtedros.who.int , one of today’s most influential health leaders.

Health matters – and protecting people from tobacco is a 🌏🌍🌎 priority.

The WHO FCTC is driving action :

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Exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion & sponsorship encourages tobacco use among youth & sustains it among existing users.

❗️The tobacco industry is advertising to youth & effective in capturing a new audience, online and across borders.
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#FCTCSavesLives
#FCTC20Years

🌍We are WHO FCTC—20 years strong.

With 183 Parties united for a tobacco-free future🚭, the WHO FCTC is a powerful example of multilateral cooperation in action.

Clear evidence of what’s possible when countries come together behind a life-saving treaty.

#FCTC20Years

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❗ Did you know?

Tobacco growing can contribute to deforestation, soil degradation, and food insecurity, impacting both the environment and farmers' livelihoods.

Check out the toolkit for Article 17 of the WHO FCTC

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🛑 DYK?

Illicit trade in tobacco products doesn’t just hurt economies—it undermines tobacco control, threatens global public health, and fuels illegal markets.

🌍 The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products—tackle this.

🔗 Learn more:
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Today is #EarthDay 💚

Every year, 4.5TRILLION cig butts are littered into our lakes, oceans & soil 🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬

These butts aren’t just trash—they’re toxic.☠️

It’s time to hold the tobacco industry accountable for the plastic waste & environmental destruction they cause.

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🌍🚭20 Years of Tobacco Control= #FCTCSavesLives

The WHO FCTC marked a turning point in the global fight against tobacco
🚭Smoking rates have dropped
🚭public spaces have gone smoke-free
🚭millions have been empowered to quit

Let’s keep moving toward a Tobacco-Free W🚭rld
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🌍Tobacco is destroying our planet
Over 200,000 hectares of forest are cleared each year to grow & cure tobacco🏞️🔥

From deforestation to soil degradation,pesticide pollution to massive carbon emissions—the environmental cost of tobacco is staggering fctc.who.int/newsroom/spo...
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet