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tobacco use has been included in the first draft sent to Member States, but we cannot emphasize enough how critical it is to maintain the integrity of language supporting reduction of tobacco use. We urge Member States to include targets for reduction of tobacco use, both globally and at country level.

We joins hundreds of other participants at the United Nations observing and participating in the UN Civil Society Informal Interactive Hearing on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), tasked with discussing the achievements and gaps in the international approach to NCDs.

It is important to support legislation to introduce plain standardized packaging for cigarettes in Ireland. The Cabinet of the Government of the Republic of Ireland endorsed draft legislation, which now will go before the Irish Parliament. Parliament is urged to vote and pass the law as soon as possible.

On the eve of World Blood Donation Day, it is important to supporting the Tanzanian government and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in their efforts to officiate this important event in Kigoma region. The region has only 14 health facilities that provide Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEmOC) of which 9 facilities in Kigoma Urban, Kibondo, Kakonko, Kasulu and Uvinza districts have been upgraded and receive support from WLF

On World No Tobacco Day, technical and financial assistance has been provided for new mass media and social media campaigns and new campaign tools that will help warn billions of people about the dangers of tobacco use.

The competition was launched to find the best graphics, photos and videos that illustrate the benefits of a smoke-free Vietnam, demonstrate ways of supporting compliance with Vietnam’s new smoke-free regulations, and exhibit public support for this smoke-free law.

Congratulations to several governments in Africa for moving forward with life-saving tobacco control policies. New policies are near passage or being implemented in Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa.

Today, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare unveiled a new four-minute video, called The Price We Pay, to highlight the economic and health impacts of tobacco use. The film explains how tobacco ruins livelihoods and lives.

Today marks the launch of a new national campaign to warn people about the harms of second-hand smoke and to promote smoke-free public spaces across Bangladesh. The campaign, called Smoke, was developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW).

We welcome the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed regulations to the e-cigarette industry, which include sales restrictions and labeling requirements of products that deliver vaporized nicotine, although the regulations falls short of expectations. The multibillion dollar e-cigarette industry has been expanding rapidly without oversight and amidst growing concerns about the health and safety of the products.