Toolkit for Parties to Implement Article 5.2(a)

Overview

In line with COP requests, WHO, the Convention Secretariat and UNDP have already developed guidance materials to support Parties in meeting their Article 5.2a obligations, covering a wide spectrum of tobacco control governance considerations. Existing experiences and materials, referenced in FCTC COP 7(18), include two complementary 2016 reports on tobacco control governance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), one from WHO AFRO and the other from UNDP and the Convention Secretariat. Both reports focus on Africa, which is experiencing fast-rising burdens from tobacco and is in dire need of coordination assistance, however the majority of their guidance is generalizable to other contexts.