Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.
For World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2016, WHO and the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control are calling countries to get ready for plain (standardized) packaging of tobacco products.
Plain packaging is an important demand reduction measure that reduces the attractiveness of tobacco products, restricts use of tobacco packaging as a form of tobacco advertising and promotion, limits misleading packaging and labelling, and increases the effectiveness of health warnings.
Plain packaging of tobacco products refers to measures that restrict or prohibit the use of logos, colours, brand images or promotional information on packaging other than brand names and product names displayed in a standard colour and font style.
Guidelines to Articles 11 and 13 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) recommend that Parties consider adoption of plain packaging.
Plain packaging builds upon other measures as part of a comprehensive multisectoral approach to tobacco control. Policy makers, civil society and the public can take action to ensure that their governments consider adoption of plain packaging.
Goals of WNTD 2016 campaign
World No Tobacco Day 2016 aims to:
- Highlight the role of plain packaging as part of a comprehensive, multisectoral approach to tobacco control.
- Facilitate policy development by Member States and the globalization of plain packaging by providing informative, compelling and persuasive information.
- Encourage Member States to strengthen packaging and labelling measures and restrictions on advertising, promotion and sponsorship as they work towards plain packaging in a step-wise approach.
- Support Member States and civil society against tobacco industry interference in political processes leading to adoption of plain packaging laws.
Technical documents
- Brochure: Get ready for plain packaging pdf EN | pdf FR
- Guide: Plain packaging of tobacco products: evidence, design and implementation pdf EN
Advocacy material
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Video:WHO: World No Tobacco Day 2016 - Get ready for plain packaging
Related links
- World No Tobacco Day 2016 (WHO)
- PAHO activities for World No Tobacco Day 2016
- Watch the livestream of the official event and the awards ceremony
- Watch the #Facebooklive on Tobacco Control with PAHO advisors (in Spanish)