WHO FCTC COP moves forward with decisions on human rights, liability, the environment, digital media, and the future of tobacco control

Sunday 11 February, 2024
Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) made important advances this week to fight tobacco, the world’s leading single preventable cause of death. The tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO FCTC featured a packed agenda, and the COP adopted a number of important decisions.

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UICC World Cancer Congress 2024

McCabe Centre to present advances in law for cancer prevention and control at upcoming UICC World Cancer Congress

Thursday 29 August 2024
The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer will showcase its latest legal advancements on global cancer prevention and control next month, at the World Cancer Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. The upcoming presentations highlight the McCabe Centre's commitment to advancing legal frameworks that support global cancer control efforts.
Pacific Tobacco Control

Pacific Tobacco Control excellence award

Tuesday 20 August 2024
The McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer is proud to convene an Inaugural Award program – in recognition of excellence and significant contribution to tobacco control in Pacific Island Countries and Territories. The winner of this award will be recognised at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference on the Gold Coast, Australia on 24 October 2024.
1st Legal Symposium on Food and Nutrition Policy in Asia

Holding the Line: Building Legal Capacity to Defend Healthy Food Policies at the 1st Legal Symposium on Food and Nutrition Policy in Asia

Thursday 25 July 2024
The Inaugural Legal Symposium on Food and Nutrition Policy in Asia, held in Bali, Indonesia in May 2024, brought together lawyers and advocates from across Asia to tackle legal challenges in developing, promoting and defending food and nutrition policies.

10 years of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges: how collaboration facilitates implementation of the WHO FCTC

Monday 17 June 2024
by Clare Slattery, Suzanne Zhou and Hayley Jones
New commentary published in Tobacco Control

Beyond COP28: Using Law and Policy to Address Non-Communicable Diseases in a Changing Climate

Wednesday 5 June 2024
Tackling climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face – and as the impacts of a shifting global climate become apparent, so too do the trickle-down health effects.