"Uniting Youth Voices. Making Big Tobacco Pay"
Who are we?
The Global Youth Voices (GYV) is a movement that represents youth coalitions and organizations from across the globe that seek to make the tobacco industry pay for the harms caused to the planet and its people, not only for those in this generation but also future generations.
What are our key messages?
We urge governments and policy makers to:
Reject, denounce, and condemn tobacco funding and any engagements or ties with the tobacco industry-linked organizations
Hold the tobacco industry, along with those furthering its interests, accountable and financially liable for their actions in perpetuating the cycle of addiction and environmental degradation
Insulate policy development processes from the tobacco industry, per Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), to safeguard public health policies from conflicts of interest.
Adopt a comprehensive ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, including so-called Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), tobacco Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and tobacco Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), among others.
Adopt an immediate ban on cigarette filters and disposable vapes plastics in related electronic devices)
Stop considering tobacco and the related industry’s products as harm reduction strategies or public health interventions and adopt and implement a ban on any new recreational addictive products.
What are our key milestones?
Global Youth Voices Call on COP10: Ban Harmful Products, Demand Accountability
Over 30 youth organizations worldwide, united under the Global Youth Voices movement and supported by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), have issued a strong, coordinated call to delegates attending the Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in Panama.
In a joint Global Youth Statement and advocacy brief, youth urge COP10 to take decisive action against tobacco industry tactics that falsely align with “harm reduction,” “wellness,” “sustainability,” and “producer responsibility.” They call for the industry to be held financially accountable for the wide-ranging harms it continues to inflict.
Global Youth Voices also advocate for:
- A ban on novel recreational addictive products
- Stronger measures on liability and financial accountability
- Stricter regulation of tobacco depiction in entertainment and digital media
- Robust advancement of global tobacco control policies
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How can you support us?
We urge youth organizations worldwide, tobacco control, health and environmental advocates, and people of general public to get involved and stand with GYV! Your support can help our voices reach to concerned policymakers and government officials to prioritize youth well-being over the profits of tobacco industry.