COP9 Coverage
The Stubborn Squad
In trying to engineer consumer choices, COP9 delegates persist in their Luddite approach.
‘Good COP, Bad COP’ Awards Announced
THR proponents recognize, tongue in cheek, actors in the recent FCTC gathering.
Filipino Delegate Lauded for ‘COP Courage’
Teodoro Locsin Jr. spoke up for science-based policymaking during the WHO conference.
COP9 Agrees to Strengthen Funding
The convention will create an investment fund to support its tobacco-control activities.
‘Pro-Tobacco’ Remarks Draw Ire in Philippines
The health department is unhappy with comments made by the country’s COP delegate.
New Report Questions WHO’s Vaping Stance
The authors also scrutinize tobacco-control funding from billionaire Michael Bloomberg.
WHO Tobacco Control Conference Kicks Off
Funding will feature prominently on the agenda as the parties seek to strengthen their treaty.
More Calls for THR Ahead of COP9
Activists criticize COP9’s lack of transparency and the WHO’s ‘quit-or-die’ attitude.
A Tale of Two COPs
The striking differences between this month’s UN climate gathering and the FCTC COP9.
Harm Reduction Rally Ahead of COP9
INNCO laments a global ‘misinfodemic’ and call for evidence-based policies.
WHO Urged to Embrace Harm Reduction
The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction calls for change ahead of COP9.
A Better Treaty
GTNF panelists offer suggestions for transforming the FCTC ahead of the ninthe Conference of the Parties.