Geneva: A global meeting on tobacco control wrapped up on Saturday with the adoption of several significant decisions aimed at addressing both the environmental and public health impacts of tobacco.
Delegates at the Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) spent six days discussing the environmental consequences of tobacco production and consumption, including waste generated from tobacco, nicotine products and electronic devices.
One of the decisions adopted urges Parties to examine comprehensive regulatory measures on tobacco and nicotine product components, as well as related external materials that contribute to environmental damage, while taking public health considerations into account.
Another decision calls for a complete prohibition on the use and sale of tobacco and other nicotine products across all indoor and outdoor premises of the United Nations.
The conference brought together representatives from 160 Parties to the WHO FCTC, reaffirming their shared commitment to ending the global tobacco epidemic and strengthening environmental protections linked to tobacco control.
