FCTC/COP/9/15 Convention Secretariat’s fundraising strategies: proposed Investment Fund

Overview

Ninth session
Geneva, Switzerland, 8–13 November 2021

Provisional agenda item 6.4

This report summarizes the development of a proposed Investment Fund as part of the Convention Secretariat’s fundraising strategies in support of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and provides recommendations for the establishment and operation of the Fund. These recommendations include feedback from the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and Parties to the WHO FCTC. The report responds to specific points outlined in decision FCTC/COP8(5), expanding on key policy, operational and governance arrangements. It also delineates the process for developing the proposal, under the guidance of the Bureau and following Convention Secretariat’s consultations with Parties through six regional webinars.