Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was the international body of government representatives responsible for drafting and negotiating the text of the WHO’s first global public health treaty to reduce tobacco use and its harms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations-related body
intergovernmental negotiating body
subsidiary body of the World Health Organization
temporary international body
aimsToProtect present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke
alsoKnownAs Intergovernmental Negotiating Body for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control NERFINISHED
associatedOrganization Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control NERFINISHED
composedOf government representatives of WHO Member States
createdFor development of binding international rules on tobacco control
establishedBy World Health Organization NERFINISHED
field global public health
international health law
tobacco control
focusesOn public health rather than trade interests in tobacco control negotiations
fullName Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control NERFINISHED
geographicalScope global
instrumentType global public health treaty
legalNatureOfInstrument framework convention
mandate to draft and negotiate the text of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
membershipType intergovernmental
negotiatedInstrument WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control NERFINISHED
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control NERFINISHED
objectiveOfInstrument reduction of harms caused by tobacco
reduction of tobacco use
parentOrganization World Health Organization NERFINISHED
purpose to develop the WHO’s first global public health treaty to reduce tobacco use and its harms
relatedConcept global health governance
international treaty negotiation
multilateral diplomacy
scopeOfWork conducting intergovernmental negotiations
drafting treaty text
reaching consensus among WHO Member States on tobacco control obligations
sector health
international governance
shortName INB on the WHO FCTC NERFINISHED
topicAddressed international cooperation on tobacco control
protection from exposure to tobacco smoke
regulation of tobacco products
tobacco advertising and promotion
tobacco use
tobacco-related disease
tobacco-related mortality
worksUnder World Health Assembly resolutions on tobacco control NERFINISHED

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