Cook Islands WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Cook Islands ratified the WHO FCTC on 14 May 2004 and was among the first 40 countries to do so. The Convention entered into force for Cook Islands on 27 February 2005. A needs assessment exercise for implementation of the WHO FCTC was conducted jointly by the Government of Cook Islands and the Convention Secretariat from February to June 2012, including the initial analysis of the status, challenges and potential needs deriving from the country’s most recent implementation report and other sources of information, and the mission of an international team from the Convention Secretariat to Cook Islands from 5 to 9 March 2012. The assessment involved relevant ministries and agencies of Cook Islands. This needs assessment report presents an article by-article analysis of the progress the country has made in implementation; the gaps that may exist and the subsequent possible action that can be taken to fill those gaps.