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Global treaty against tobacco by WHO members
Geneva, Mar 01: World Health Organization member states meeting here early today adopted the final text of a first global treaty against tobacco aimed at curbing deaths from smoking.
Geneva, Mar 01: World Health Organization member states meeting here early today adopted the final text of a first global treaty against tobacco aimed at curbing deaths
from smoking.
The WHO, which put forward the idea of the framework convention on tobacco control in 1999, stressed that some 4.9 million people died last year due to tobacco use, and without coordinated international action the number of deaths was projected to rise to 10 million a year by 2020.
The convention, aimed at limiting the "devastating" consequences of smoking on health, will be presented at the annual conference of the 192 who member states to be held in Geneva May 19-28.
It would come into effect after being ratified by 40 countries.
After two and a half years of tough negotiation, the members resolved the final sticking points, notably a ban on tobacco advertising.
Bureau Report
The WHO, which put forward the idea of the framework convention on tobacco control in 1999, stressed that some 4.9 million people died last year due to tobacco use, and without coordinated international action the number of deaths was projected to rise to 10 million a year by 2020.
The convention, aimed at limiting the "devastating" consequences of smoking on health, will be presented at the annual conference of the 192 who member states to be held in Geneva May 19-28.
It would come into effect after being ratified by 40 countries.
After two and a half years of tough negotiation, the members resolved the final sticking points, notably a ban on tobacco advertising.
Bureau Report