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INC-3 Day 6/7: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

November 20, 2023

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ASH joins the Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance in attending the third Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-3) of the United Nations Treaty to End Plastic Pollution in Nairobi, Kenya from November 13...

INC-3 Day 5: UN Plastics Pollution Treaty Negotiations

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November 17, 2023

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ASH joins the Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance in attending the third Intergovernmental Negotiating Conference (INC-3) of the United Nations Treaty to End Plastic Pollution in Nairobi, Kenya from November 13...

The Astounding Impact of UN Treaties on Public Health

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October 16, 2023

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By: Laurent Huber, Executive Director of ASH I have now spent over two decades working on UN treaties and international processes with the aim of ending the negative health, social and economic consequences ...

WHO, WHO FCTC & UNEP Webinar

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July 20, 2022

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Fighting tobacco product waste: Holding tobacco industry accountable for its environmental footprint June 2, 2022 - Tobacco control experts, including ASH's Executive Director Laurent Huber, and environmental ...

The Right to Health and Cessation

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August 13, 2021

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Opposing Goals: The Tobacco Industry vs. Public Health

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August 3, 2021

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Author: Vivienne Brandt, ASH Policy and Communications Intern In 2003, the World Health Organization concluded negotiations of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which reaffirmed the right o...

Report: Cessation, The Right to Health

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May 18, 2021

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Access to Smoking Cessation Support is a Human Right ASH and ICTC Release a Report in Advance of World No Tobacco Day, May 31st Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org | (202) 390 – 9513 WASHINGTON, DC – Ma...

ASH Statement: U.S. Rejoins the World Health Organization

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January 21, 2021

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Statement of Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health Washington, DC - January 21, 2021 - Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) applauds President Biden for rejoining the World Health Org...

Publication from the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC

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November 12, 2020

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November 11, 2020 With COP9 postponed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) released this new publication: Global Strategy to A...

Essay from Atul, a 10th Grade Student in Chennai, India

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May 31, 2020

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Why does this year's World No Tobacco Day matter to children? By: Atul, Grade X, Chennai, India Every year, 31 May is observed as World No Tobacco Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) and this year’s...

ASH Statement: Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response

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April 16, 2020

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Statement from Action on Smoking & Health Leaving and Halting Funding to the World Health Organization Harms More Than the COVID-19 Response* Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 659-4310 WASHIN...

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

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Parallel issues

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

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Regional Mechanisms

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

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Global Mechanisms – The United Nations

Dave Krogle

February 5, 2019

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70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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December 10, 2018

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December 10 is international Human Rights Day, in observation of the day that the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document set out, for the first ...

Statement from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber on new PMI Foundation

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October 17, 2017

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On September 13, a new chapter in the struggle against tobacco began with a surprise announcement. Philip Morris International, a multinational giant and marketer of Marlboro, the world's most popular cigarette...

The U.S. Is Not Living Up to Its Obligation to Protect the Health of Its Citizens

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July 17, 2017

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All countries around the world, including the United States, have committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to strengthen universal peace and ...

The world’s largest tobacco company wanted good press – but it backfired

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May 29, 2017

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Re-printed as an English translation with permission from Buzzfeed Germany, original article in German here. Stop producing or marketing tobacco! This is what an Institute for Human Rights has recommended to P...

We Agree: Put Big Tobacco out of business

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May 13, 2016

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The embattled tobacco industry is struggling to fight off one of its fiercest and possibly most dangerous foes to date: the World Health Organization. The Hong Kong native who has run the U.N. body for the p...

New research published by the World Health Organization (WHO)

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April 7, 2016

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This new research by the WHO shows the huge opportunity governments have from increasing taxes on tobacco. WHO found that if cigarette tax increased by US$ 0.8 (or 1 international $) per pack wor...

Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights?

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April 5, 2016

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Office: 202-659-4310 Email: arendtm@ash.org Does Tobacco Violate Human Rights? Inter-American Commission Ponders Question WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 6, 2016...

WHO warns governments that Big Tobacco is undermining protocol to combat smuggling

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March 9, 2016

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The Secretariat for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) recently sent the following Note Verbal to all Missions of Parties in Geneva to alert them to prevent interference from the tobacco ind...

New Global Anti-tobacco Leadership

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January 20, 2016

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Megan Arendt Email: arendtm@ash.org New Global Anti-tobacco Leadership After twelve years of success, ASH passes FCA baton to HealthBridge WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 20, ...

2015 ASH Newspaper

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November 11, 2015

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