Fiji WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Fiji ratified the WHO FCTC on 3 October 2003, the third country and the first developing country to do so. An assessment of the needs concerning implementation of the WHO FCTC by Fiji was conducted jointly by the Convention Secretariat and the Government of Fiji in September–October 2011, including the mission to Fiji of an international team, comprised of representatives of the Convention Secretariat, the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and the WHO South Pacific Office (based in Fiji), from 26 September to 3 October 2011. The assessment involved relevant Fijian ministries and agencies, and also included a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator for the UN System’s Operational Activities, also based in Fiji.