Thursday, 20 November 2025
Sent on behalf of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO FCTC COP closing virtual press conference
When: Saturday, 22 November 2025, 14:00 CET (Geneva time)
Subject: Representatives from Parties met on 17-22 November to discuss global tobacco control measures during the Eleventh Session of the The Conference of the Parties (COP), the governing body of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first ever ever treaty negotiated under auspices of the WHO and one of the most widely embraced United Nations treaties in history with 183 Parties to the Convention.
Speakers below will share key outcomes of the Conference and future priorities for global tobacco control.
Speakers
- Mr Andrew Black, Acting Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
- Dr Reina Roa, President of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC
- Ms Kate Lannan, Senior Lawyer, Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
- Dr Tibor Szilagyi, Team Lead, Reporting and Knowledge Management, Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
Join by Zoom: https://who.zoom.us/j/95123034116
Password: Confer@25
Notes to editors
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is the first ever public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO with 183 Parties to the Convention covering 90% of the global population. The treaty provides a legal framework and a comprehensive package of evidence-based tobacco control measures underpinned by international law that have saved millions of lives through measures including large pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, smoke free laws and increased taxes on tobacco products, among many others.
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