Mongolian delegation attending Tobacco Control conference
Representatives of 137 member countries, the UN organizations, other international organizations, and civil society discussed the impact of tobacco consumption.
A delegation led by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva L.Purevsuren are attending the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which is taking place in Geneva. Representatives of 137 member countries, the UN organizations, other international organizations, and civil society discussed the impact of tobacco consumption and production on the environment. Moreover, the draft of the Mid-Term Strategic Document to improve tobacco control and ensure the implementation of the Convention for the next five years will be developed as an outcome of the conference. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entered into force in 2005 and considered one of the most important mechanisms to promote public health. Since that, members have been ratifying a wide range of tobacco control laws, increased the tax on tobacco, taking measures to create a tobacco-free environment and legislation related to tobacco advertising. In 2005, Mongolia joined the convention and the main principles and goals of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control were included in the Law on Tobacco Control, approved by the Parliament in 2012.
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