CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -"India will preside the eighth edition of the Convention of Parties of WHO which will be held in Geneva, ” said a senior official from the Health Ministry. The World Health Organisations Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the world’s biggest convention to frame the anti-tobacco policies.

Detailed explanation-2: -The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005.

Detailed explanation-3: -To date, 180 countries globally have ratified the WHO FCTC, including 50 WHO European Member States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States is a non-party to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Detailed explanation-5: -5. The Parties shall cooperate, as appropriate, with competent international and regional intergovernmental organizations and other bodies to achieve the objectives of the Convention and the protocols to which they are Parties.