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2015 was a Very Bad Year for the Tobacco Industry

December 18, 2015

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And it’s only going to get worse for them. I was asked two weeks ago to blog about my end-of-year thoughts. Something told me to procrastinate, and I am glad I did. Within 24 hours before putting fingers to ...

UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer

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September 25, 2015

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer Sustainable Development Goals Adopted at UN Summi...

“We Have an Opportunity to Change History”

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January 29, 2015

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“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...

Progress in ASH’s Post-2015 Program

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December 22, 2014

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We’re almost there. This year, tobacco control was included in several key United Nations (UN) documents that will change our future. We know that mentioning tobacco control and tobacco control treaties in U...

Live at the UN: Event Promotes Tobacco Control in Post-2015 Development Agenda

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May 13, 2014

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The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)—which range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS—form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and leading develo...

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2015 was a Very Bad Year for the Tobacco Industry

UN Officially Recognizes that Tobacco Makes the World Poorer

“We Have an Opportunity to Change History”

Progress in ASH’s Post-2015 Program

Live at the UN: Event Promotes Tobacco Control in Post-2015 Development Agenda