The Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10), held on 5-10 February 2024 in Panama City, elected its new Bureau. The Bureau shall commence their term of office at the closure of COP10 and shall serve until the closure of the following regular session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11), including for any intervening extraordinary session. The order of the Vice-Presidents was drawn by lot.
President
- Dr Reina Roa (Panama)
Vice-Presidents
- Dr Csaba Kontor (Hungary)
- Dr Noraryana binti Hassan (Malaysia)
- Dr Jawad Al-Lawati (Oman)
- Professor Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan (Thailand)
- Dr Judith Segnon-Agueh (Benin)
Professor Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan will also act as Rapporteur.
The following Parties were designated to act as Regional Coordinators for the COP:
- Cote d’Ivoire for the African Region
- Canada for the Region of the Americas
- Tunisia for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
- Spain for the European Region
- Timor-Leste for the South-East Asia Region
- New Zealand for the Western Pacific Region
The Third Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP3), held on 12-14 February 2024 in Panama City, elected its new Bureau. The new Bureau shall commence their term of office at the closure of MOP3 and shall serve until the closure of the following regular session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4), including for any intervening extraordinary session. The order of the Vice-Presidents was drawn by lot.
President
- Dr Mansour Zafer Alqahtani from Saudi Arabia
Vice Presidents
- Ms Hekali Zhimomi (India)
- Ms Eliza Fantidou (Cyprus)
- Mr Vimal Deo (Fiji)
- Mr Omar Badjie (the Gambia)
- Dr Marcos Dotta (Uruguay)
Mr Vimal Deo will also act as Rapporteur.
The following Parties were designated to act as Regional Coordinators for the MOP:
- Gabon for the African Region
- Paraguay for the Region of the Americas
- Islamic Republic of Iran for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
- Greece for the European Region
- India for the South-East Asia Region
- Samoa for the Western Pacific Region