Contribution of the WHO FCTC to the promotion and fulfilment of human rights

Overview

The purpose of the report by the Convention Secretariat is to highlight the mutually supportive nature of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and human rights. It provides additional considerations on the nexus between tobacco control and human rights and outlines the work of the Convention Secretariat on this subject.

The report is intended to help the Parties deliberate the matter under the item "Contribution of the WHO FCTC to the promotion and fulfilment of human rights" proposed by a Party.