World No Tobacco Day 2012
WHO
Tobacco industry interference is the theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day, which takes place on 31 May 2012.The campaign will focus on the need to expose and counter the tobacco industry's brazen and increasingly aggressive attempts to undermine global tobacco control efforts.
Pictograms spotlight tobacco industry interference
Tobacco control efforts are systematically opposed by the tobacco industry. In its efforts to derail or weaken strong tobacco control policies, tobacco industry interference takes many forms.
Campaign materials
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Poster
Available in six languages - Brochure (File size 1.18 MB)
- Information sheet on tobacco industry interference
Videos
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World No Tobacco Day 2012 public service announcement [wmv, 00:00:45]
Link to YouTube - World No Tobacco Day 2012 public service announcement [wmv, 00:00:45]
- The hip-hop dancers at WHO-Headquarters, Geneva, on 31 May 2012 [wmv, 00:01:56]
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The hip-hop dancers at WHO-Headquarters, Geneva, on 31 May 2012 [wmv, 00:01:56]
Link to YouTube - Video message: Countries stand shoulder to shoulder fighting "Big Tobacco" [wmv, 00:05:33]
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Video message: Countries stand shoulder to shoulder fighting "Big Tobacco" [wmv, 00:05:33]
Link to YouTube
Follow the campaign
Technical resources
- Technical resource for country implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3
- Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
- Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
- Tobacco industry monitoring database
Awards
Press releases
- China Health Minister receives award for tobacco control from WHO Director-General
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WHO: stop tobacco industry interference
WHO urges national leaders to fight against industry attacks - UN News Centre: UN officials urge national leaders to fight industry’s attacks in war against tobacco
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Chan to world: stand with Australia
WHO's Director-General applauds Australia’s determination in fighting tobacco industry intimidation
Related links
- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's statement on World No Tobacco Day
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The changed face of the tobacco industry
WHO's Director-General speech at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health in Singapore