Policy Briefing: Financial Resources and Mechanisms of Assistance

The Framework Convention Alliance welcomes the Secretariat’s report on financial resources and mechanisms of assistance, and urges the COP to adopt a decision: Reaffirming the importance of mechanisms of assistance and financial resources for implementation of the Convention; Calling on Parties to provide extra-budgetary contributions for the implementation assistance activities approved in the workplan; Requesting the Secretariat to deepen cooperation with WHO TFI and other relevant WHO departments, particularly in developing plans for technical assistance and advancing the needs assessment process; Requesting the Secretariat to continue its efforts to engage representatives of donors and other relevant international organisations during the needs assessment missions; Calling on donor Parties and relevant intergovernmental organisations to promptly respond to requests for assistance in implementation of the Convention by developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition; and Encouraging Parties to include tobacco control, as a key prevention strategy, in their national health strategies, and, where applicable, into their Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs).