Kikao cha tatu cha Mkutano wa Wanachama (MOP3) kilichofanyika katika Jiji la Panama ili kukabiliana na biashara haramu ya tumbaku kinahitimishwa na Azimio la Panama linalotoa wito kwa serikali za kitaifa kuwa makini na kampeni isiyokoma ya sekta ya tumbaku na wale wanaofanya kazi ili kuendeleza maslahi yake ili kudhoofisha juhudi. ili kuondoa biashara haramu ya bidhaa za tumbaku.
The Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products has concluded after taking decisive action to combat illicit trade in tobacco products that harms afya and robs national governments of tax revenues that could support afya ya umma initiatives. The MOP3 session was held in Panama City from 12 February 2024 to 15 February 2024.
The Meeting of the Parties (MOP) is the governing body of the Protocol, which is an kimataifa treaty that entered into force in 2018 aims to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products through a package of measures to be taken by countries acting in cooperation with one another. The Protocol is overseen by Secretariat of WHO Mkataba wa Mfumo wa Kudhibiti Tumbaku (FCTC).
Biashara haramu ya bidhaa za tumbaku inachangia takriban 11% ya jumla ya biashara ya tumbaku duniani, na kuondolewa kwake kunaweza kuongeza mapato ya kodi ya kimataifa kwa wastani wa dola za Marekani bilioni 47.4 kila mwaka.
Wawakilishi kutoka Nchi 56 Wanachama wa Itifaki na Mataifa 27 yasiyo ya Vyama walikusanyika Panama kuanzia tarehe 12 hadi 15 Februari 2024 ili kushughulikia masuala mbalimbali kutoka kwa maendeleo ya utekelezaji wa mkataba hadi ufadhili endelevu wa udhibiti wa tumbaku.
Azimio la Panama
The Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) adopted the Panama Declaration that calls on national governments to be wary of the ceaseless campaign by the tumbaku industry and those working to further its interests to undermine efforts to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.
Azimio la Panama pia lilisisitiza haja ya hatua madhubuti za kuzuia na kupambana na biashara haramu ya bidhaa za tumbaku, ambayo inahitaji mbinu ya kina ya kimataifa - na ushirikiano wa karibu - masuala yote ya biashara haramu ya tumbaku, bidhaa za tumbaku na vifaa vya utengenezaji wa tumbaku.
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chanzo:
WHO FCTC. Habari - Mkutano wa kimataifa wa kukabiliana na biashara haramu ya tumbaku unakamilika kwa hatua madhubuti. Iliyotumwa 15 Februari 2024. Inapatikana kwa https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/15-02-2024-global-meeting-to-combat-illicit-tobacco-trade-concludes-with-decisive-action
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