Global Mechanisms Dave Krogle February 5, 2019 HRC This global mechanisms section encompasses official documents including resolutions, statements, letters, and more that pertain to tobacco control and human rights at the international level, but do not fall un...
Tobacco control: saving lives and driving development Arendtm February 28, 2017 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News Tobacco use poses an unparalleled health and economic burden worldwide. A new study found that the diseases caused by smoking account for US$ 422 billion in health care expenditures annually, representing almo...
New HUD Rule on Smokefree Public Housing Arendtm November 30, 2016 Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News 1 Read their announcement here>...
On Our Way to Achieving the “Impossible” Arendtm July 15, 2015 ASH in the News, Blog, Featured News & Events, News & Events, Related News When ASH first began its post-2015 UN development agenda campaign in 2013, it was perceived as nearly impossible to integrate tobacco control into the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), let alone the Fina...
Tobacco Taxes are Front & Center in Influential Post-2015 Report! Arendtm April 27, 2015 Blog, Featured News & Events The UN’s post-2015 development goal process is still in full swing. Member states have spent the last week discussing ways to finance the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These discussions are all s...
Action Review: 1st Quarter Edition 2015 ash April 10, 2015 E-Newsletter Tobacco and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The inclusion of tobacco control in the Sustainable Development Goals has been in the works for several years. It is due to various advocacy efforts of the...
We’re Almost There! Arendtm April 1, 2015 Blog, Featured News & Events In the past two and half years, ASH has been working to ensure that tobacco control is included in the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals are being created to set countries’ development ag...
“We Have an Opportunity to Change History” Arendtm January 29, 2015 Blog, Featured News & Events “Health must become a priority. The time is now,” said global tobacco control advocates in the Framework Convention Alliance video. They emphasize the importance of this year, 2015, and that leaders must ra...
Write to Ambassador Samantha Power ash September 19, 2013 If you think tobacco control is an important issue and should be included in the post-2015 development agenda, use this template letter to send to US Ambassador Samantha Power. The letter explains the advantage...
Tobacco must go up in smoke The 21st century should be the last period in human history to report a tobacco-related death ash September 11, 2013 Featured News & Events, Related News Even well-informed people shake their heads in disbelief when they hear that tobacco killed 100 million persons in the 20th century and is projected to kill a billion in the 21st century. It is only when they a...
Real Talk Tobacco ash September 3, 2013 ASH has launched it's video blog series to decode everything happening in the tobacco control public health field. From trade to development, you will soon be able to find your answer here as Shana Narula break...
Post-2015 Development Agenda Will Have Ramifications for Years to Come ash August 27, 2013 Blog September is quickly approaching, which means New York City will soon be buzzing with excitement surrounding the start of the high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly’s 68th session, where the post-20...
Global Development Resources ash August 26, 2013 Why A UN Financing Conference Should Matter to You Make the SDGs Famous A Development Challenge the World Can Overcome Action Agenda for Sustainable Development ASH Comments on HLP Report ASH Co...
ASH Welcomes Kim Intino ash June 27, 2013 ASH Review: Second Quarter Edition 2013 Please help us in welcoming our new Deputy Director of Development, Kimberley Intino! Kim has served as a management professional in the non-profit sector for over ...
Global Development admin August 1, 2012 Tobacco is an economic threat to individuals, countries and the world. Tobacco use is a major driver of poverty, depriving the world of between 1-2% of its GDP annually. Tobacco use is higher among...
What We Do admin August 1, 2012 ASH takes action against the tobacco epidemic on a global scale. The tobacco industry does not limit itself to a geographic area, and neither can we. Our goal is to see U.S. tobacco control through a global l...
