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BREAKING: The @WSJ just exposed the failures of a top carbon market project in Brazil.
Carbon offsets are NOT climate solutions. Yet major corporations are still using these schemes to feign climate action.
wsj.com/articles/a-carbon-pr…
Hospitals like MGB have a real opportunity here: commit to never working with Palantir, and lead the way in protecting patients and staff. Read more in this letter to the editor in the @BostonGlobe from our Executive Director, Ari Belathar: bostonglobe.com/2026/08/17/o…
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Que la voz de los jóvenes se escuche para transformar al mundo 🌎
#Ecuador libre de tabaco.
#12deagosto #díainternacionaldelajuventud
On #InternationalYouthDay, Global Youth Voices reminds us that Big Tobacco’s business model depends on recruiting new generations of customers—including through flavors, influencer marketing, and sports sponsorships.
On #InternationalYouthDay 🌍👥, we must be clear: young people are not the tobacco industry’s next market. 🚭 Our future is not their market. 🔮
The voices of young people are essential 🗣️✨ to building a healthier, more sustainable world 🌱🌎—one free from the harms of tobacco and nicotine products.
At COP11, we had the privilege of meeting many of the Global Youth Voices 🌍🧑🤝🧑, and we remain committed to listening to their ideas, experiences and determination. 💬💪 Young people are helping us understand how our world is changing, and they will shape the future of public health. ❤️🩹🌎
Tobacco and nicotine companies continue to redesign products, flavours and marketing 📱🎯 to attract a new generation. We therefore call on Parties to the WHO FCTC to fully implement Article 13, including by addressing advertising, promotion and sponsorship across digital media, influencers, entertainment and sport 📲🎬🏅, in line with the newly adopted guidance on entertainment media.
We also call on Parties to uphold Article 5.3 🛡️ and protect public health policymaking from tobacco industry interference.
Different contexts. Common aspirations. 🌍🤝 Our future is not their market. 🚭
#InternationalYouthDay #YouthDay #FCTCSavesLives
📄 Read the 2026 open letter, “Protect Young People, Make the Tobacco Industry Pay,” from the Global Youth Voices:
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Real protection means keeping the tobacco industry from influencing the public health policies meant to protect young people. That’s exactly what Article 5.3 of the global tobacco treaty is designed to do.
It also means holding the industry accountable for the harm it causes and making it pay. Read the youth-led letter and join the call: our future is not their market. #MakeBigTobaccoPay #FCTCSavesLives
Congratulations to Andrew Black on this appointment! We look forward to working with him and the Secretariat to keep the tobacco industry out of public health decisions and advance the shared goal of ending the global tobacco epidemic.
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗙𝗖𝗧𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
The Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is pleased to announce the appointment of 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 as its new Head.
Andrew brings extensive experience in tobacco control and has been a member of the Convention Secretariat since 2016. During this time, he has led implementation assistance to Parties, including the 𝗙𝗖𝗧𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, which has provided intensive support for implementation of the WHO FCTC and the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products in more than 30 low- and middle-income countries.
He has also championed efforts to strengthen governance for tobacco control, promote the WHO FCTC as an accelerator for sustainable development, and deepen understanding of the economic costs of tobacco.
The Convention Secretariat looks forward to Andrew's leadership as it continues working with Parties and partners to support full implementation of the WHO FCTC and the Protocol, with the shared goal of 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
The Secretariat also expresses its sincere appreciation to 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘇𝗼 for her outstanding leadership and dedication, and thanks her for the strong foundations she has established for the future.
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Gracias @mspuruguay @omisuy por este espacio. Diez años después, el legado de PMI vs. Uruguay sigue inspirando a la región: cuando la salud pública es la prioridad, es posible enfrentar los intereses comerciales. 🇺🇾 #CMCTSalvaVidas
@laura_llambi
@DiegoRodSen
@StopCorpAbuse
🇺🇾 Un pequeño país puede cambiar la historia cuando protege la salud pública.
Fue un honor participar y apoyar el evento del Ministerio de Salud Pública con motivo de los 10 años del histórico laudo Philip Morris vs. #Uruguay, reafirmando el compromiso de nuestro país con la defensa de las políticas de control de tabaco, evitar los Conflictos de Interés y evitar la interferencia de la industria.
La participación de referentes internacionales como el Dr. Daniel Dorado (@StopCorpAbuse ), enriqueció el intercambio de experiencias sobre cómo proteger las políticas públicas frente a la interferencia de la industria.
Nuestro agradecimiento al Ministerio de Salud Pública, a Corporate Accountability y al Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (@TheGGTC) por hacer posible este intercambio y seguir fortaleciendo las capacidades de la región para proteger las políticas de salud pública.
🤝 La cooperación internacional y el trabajo conjunto entre gobiernos, academia y sociedad civil son fundamentales para avanzar en la implementación del Convenio Marco de la OMS para el Control del Tabaco.
#ControlDeTabaco #Articulo53 #CMCT #SaludPública
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Who should pay for the devastating health and economic costs caused by tobacco?
That's the question at the heart of Brazil's landmark health cost recovery case, which seeks to hold the country's largest cigarette manufacturers financially accountable for the enormous burden smoking places on Brazil's public health system.
The court's upcoming decision could establish the first legal precedent of its kind in a low- or middle-income country, with implications that extend well beyond Brazil.
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What do cigarettes and ultra-processed products (UPPs) have in common? Some of the same tobacco companies that increased cigarette addictiveness later applied similar tactics to make UPPs hard to resist. 🔗 assets.advocacyincubator.org….
Today marks 32 years since Corporate Accountability took on the campaign to retire Joe Camel and won — proving people power can force Big Tobacco to back down. corporateaccountability.org/…
The Trump regime’s aggressive acceleration of AI to rapidly expand immigration enforcement and military force is threatening our democracy. And a small group of tech oligarchs is driving that trend, amassing unprecedented amounts of economic and political influence.
The Tech Behind ICE Report by @ConMijente, Surveillance Resistance Lab, and @JustFuturesLaw puts together the clearest map of that pattern we’ve seen: who’s profiting, who’s positioned to benefit next, and where the pain points are to push back.
Launch: #MakeBigTobaccoPay Global Week of Action + Media Briefing
June 1, 2026 | 8:30 AM Boston/NY time
Zoom + YouTube
Join advocates worldwide calling on governments to hold Big Tobacco accountable.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
🌎Nuevo reporte en el marco de la #WHA79: “La influencia política de la industria tabacalera en América Latina y el Caribe”. Evidencia de 8 países sobre interferencia corporativa en instituciones públicas. 📅20 mayo | 🕚11 AM NY 🔗 shorturl.at/9JZCg
REMINDER: 🌎New report launch at #WHA79: The Political Influence of the Tobacco Industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. Evidence from 8 countries documenting corporate interference in public institutions. 📅May 20 | 🕚11 AM ET Sign up: 🔗 shorturl.at/9JZCg
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Together with @StopCorpAbuse @CTFKGlobal @GATC_int and @Creared_
We are knocking at the doors of the IACHR @CIDH
To ask an urgent question: what happens when the tobacco industry violates our rights?
We hope we can count on this important body ow.ly/B9IV50YYv3b
Palantir is THE corporation at the heart of the dystopian marriage of Big Tech, the surveillance and detention industry, and rising fascism.
Tell your elected officials to reject campaign contributions from Palantir:
corporateaccountability.org/…
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Junto a @StopCorpAbuse @CTFKGlobal @AshOrg y @GATC_int tocamos las puertas de la @CIDH para llevar una pregunta urgente: ¿qué pasa cuando las industria tabacalera vulnera nuestros derechos?
Esperamos podamos contar con este espacio tan importante ⚠️ creared.org/llamamos-a-las-p…
Tomorrow is the day! Join the virtual kickoff of our new campaign to Block Big Tech. You'll hear more about the corporation at the heart of the dystopian marriage of Big Tech, the surveillance and detention industry, and rising fascism. Come learn more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…