Information kit for the WHO FCTC technical focal points

Overview

The Information Kit specifies the potential roles that WHO FCTC focal points of the Parties could play in the implementation of the Convention at country level. In addition, it outlines the avenues along which focal points can contribute to global tobacco control efforts, including by their participation in and contribution to the sessions of the Conference of the Parties and other subsidiary body meetings. The Kit underlines the important role of focal points in reporting on implementation of the Convention by the respective Parties, including within the process of reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals. It provides useful advice to focal points on how to attract and request assistance for the implementation of the Convention, and further elaborates on the specificities of operating focal points in low-resource settings.