| Declarations 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
Mumbai, India; 8-12 March 2009
|
| |
|
The 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (14th WCTOH)
recognises that:
- All tobacco products are harmful and create an economic burden
especially in low income countries.
|
 |
- The global tobacco control community needs to increase efforts to
combat this epidemic.
- The tobacco industry markets all forms of tobacco products and
continues to develop new tobacco products.
- The tobacco industry obstructs effective tobacco control measures and
continues to promote tobacco products through all possible means,
including the entertainment industry.
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is an effective tool
for tobacco control adopted by 86% of the countries in the world.
The Conference hereby recommends:
Recommendation 1
The World Health Organization maintains tobacco control as a first level
priority.
Recommendation 2
By 2012, at least 90% of eligible countries will have become Parties to
the FCTC.
Recommendation 3
By 2012, the FCTC Protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products will
have been adopted, ratified and entered into force and at least one
other protocol in negotiation.
Recommendation 4
By 2012, the parties to the FCTC will have adopted two additional
Guidelines on implementation of:
- Article 12: Education, communication, training and public awareness;
and
- Article 14: Tobacco dependence and cessation.
Recommendation 5
By 2012, at least 80% of the countries will have complied with the
minimum requirements under Article 8 (Protection from exposure to
tobacco smoke), Article 11 (Packaging and labelling of tobacco products)
and at least 50% should comply with the minimum requirements under
Article 13 (Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship).
Recommendation 6
All parties to the FCTC will have paid their voluntary assessed
contribution and at least 10% will provide extra budgetary contributions
to the FCTC.
Recommendation 7
Non Governmental, Development and Philanthropic organizations will
provide or maintain substantive contributions for tobacco control.
Recommendation 8
Governments, academia, and civil society must not accept funding or
participate in the tobacco industry’s youth, social responsibility,
voluntary marketing, or other programmes.
Recommendation 9
By 2012, the majority of the parties to FCTC would have begun tobacco
cessation efforts as recommended under Article 14 of the FCTC.
Recommendation 10
By 2012, 80% of the countries would have raised tobacco taxes to over
60% of the retail price.
Recommendation 11
By 2012, the United Nations would have convened a General Session of
Discussion on human rights and tobacco control.
|
| |
|
