"One in every 10 cigarettes, and many other tobacco products, consumed worldwide are illegal, making the illicit trade of tobacco products a major global concern from many perspectives, including health, legal, economic, governance and corruption," The WHO states in its latest report.
Sunday is World #NoTobacco Day: Stop illicit trade of tobacco products! http://t.co/ZPPUmkaV9H pic.twitter.com/xvrYLSbImu via @WHO
— United Nations (@UN) May 30, 2015
The WHO report blasted criminal groups as well as the tobacco industry for profiting from illegal tobacco, "leaving the public to pay the health and security costs."
Choice Is Yours, Don’t Be Late World No-Tobacco Day pic.twitter.com/09Mg7vPP8S
— Tsogtoo (@TsogterdeneJ) May 30, 2015
The WHO is campaigning for governments to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to "respond to the financial, legal and health impacts of the illicit trade of tobacco products."
“@BronFredericks: TODAY is World No Tobacco Day #WNTD2015. Some stats below. @NACCHOAustralia @croakeyblog pic.twitter.com/TluKKjxIfo”
— Matthew Cooke (@IndigenousX) May 30, 2015
The first World No Tobacco Day s observed around the world every year on May 31. It is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe
