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Tobacco remains one of the world’s deadliest threats, but a 20-year treaty is slowly stubbing it out

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The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entered into force 20 years ago .

The treaty is one of the most widely embraced United Nations treaties in history.

138 countries now require large pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages.

66 countries have implemented bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

Only 56 countries will reach global goal of a 30 per cent reduction in tobacco use by 2025 .

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