World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on 31 May. The annual observance informs the public about the dangers of tobacco use, the business practices of tobacco companies, and what the World Health Organization and people around the world can do to protect health and future generations.
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Date RuleFixed Gregorian date, 31 May, every year. 1 Observance TypeCommemoration of a person or event 1 FAQs
How did World No Tobacco Day begin?
The World Health Assembly created the day through two resolutions, WHA40.38 in 1987 and WHA42.19 in 1988, which set the annual date at 31 May.
The World Health Assembly, the WHO's decision making body, passed Resolution WHA40.38 in 1987 calling for 7 April 1988 to be a world no smoking day. The following year the World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA42.19, which established the annual observance on 31 May, the date World No Tobacco Day has kept ever since.
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World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May. The annual observance informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight against the use of tobacco, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations.
- Timing Rules: World No Tobacco Day Observance Rule
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