Sort by: Date added | Date Published | Most Viewed

Headlines Tagged with FCTC Framework Convention (WHO) 2,987 headlines found

1 View

[Europe] Comment l'industrie du tabac finance Interpol [How the tobacco industry finances Interpol]

Since 2012, Interpol is sponsored by the leading manufacturer of cigarettes in the world, Philip Morris. A conflict of interest that violates the Framework Convention on Tobacco WHO, as the industry continues to drive global cigarette smuggling.
Slate
added Jun 19, 2013 10:20
3 Views

[Jamaica] LETTER: Tear down that tobacco billboard

Last week, the world celebrated World No Tobacco Day. We did so at the Smokefree Action Coalition in Spanish Town where we have the first smoke-free square in the Caribbean. Two days later, Carreras erected a large billboard.
Jamaica Gleaner (jm)
added Jun 14, 2013 18:58
4 Views

Lithuania plans to join UN protocol against illicit tobacco trade

Lithuania would thus join the Protocol on the Elimination of the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, which supplements the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and take part in the creation of a global tracking and tracing sy
Lithuania Tribune (lt)
added Jun 14, 2013 17:44
13 Views

Pack of cigarettes in Russia to bite smokers by 2020

the average price for a pack of cigarettes will be 238 rubles ($7.5) by 2020. Current prices range from 30 to 80 rubles per pack ($1-3). Not only ordinary smokers, but also the Ministry of Finance were left dissatisfied with the move. The department pro
Pravda Online
added Jun 14, 2013 09:53
5 Views

[Africa, Zimbabwe] Editorial Comment: Anti-tobacco lobby disastrous for developing world

since tobacco is such a major foreign currency earner, the Government should step up to re-assure the farmers and also advise on the likely course of action as regards land use in future when the anti-smoking lobby is expected to have smothered demand to
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 14, 2013 01:15
6 Views

[Africa, Zimbabwe] Parly ratifies protocol on tobacco

PARLIAMENT has ratified the protocol that seeks to control tobacco smoking amid concerns by legislators of the potential effects on the tobacco growers. Health and child Welfare Minister Henry Madzorera steered the motion in both the House of Assembly an
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:33
4 Views

[Zimbabwe] Africa to resist tobacco ban

The International Tobacco Growers’ Association has vowed to fight against the ban of tobacco production as this would negatively affect livelihoods of people living in Africa. This came out at an ITGA regional meeting held in Harare yesterday.
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:31
7 Views

[Africa, Zimbabwe] Farmers worried

TOBACCO growers are in a state of panic following the Government’s recent move to ratify the protocol that seeks to control tobacco smoking. The World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control directly affects tobacco production.
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 12, 2013 16:29
15 Views

The ‘diverse, dynamic new world of global tobacco control’? An analysis of participation in the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [FREE FULL TEXT]

Conclusions Developing countries face particular barriers to participating in the COP process, and their engagement in global tobacco control is likely to diminish in the absence of specific measures to support their effective participation.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 11, 2013 14:25
5 Views

[Africa, Zimbabwe] Parly ratifies protocol on tobacco

PARLIAMENT has ratified the protocol that seeks to control tobacco smoking amid concerns by legislators of the potential effects on the tobacco growers. Health and child Welfare Minister Henry Madzorera steered the motion in both the House of Assembly an
Zimbabwe Herald (zw)
added Jun 10, 2013 10:56
Sign up for daily headlines All Headlines Featured Headlines U.S. Headlines International Headlines