2009 Global progress report

Overview

This summary report has been prepared in accordance with the decision establishing reporting arrangements under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first session in February 2006.1

In that decision, the Conference requested the Convention Secretariat to elaborate annual reports on global progress in the implementation of the Framework Convention, based on regular implementation reports submitted by the Parties.

This report provides an overview of global progress based on the first (two-year) reports submitted by Parties to the Convention Secretariat. It follows as closely as possible the structure of the Framework Convention and the reporting instrument. It also describes the drawbacks identified during the collection, preparation and analysis of data, and discusses strategies to improve the reporting system’s capacity to track progress at both national and international levels. Finally, it presents conclusions on overall progress, challenges and opportunities.